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Book Review: A Very Good Bad Guy Is A Very Bad 2face Narrative

If like me, you are an age long 2face
fan, you must have received news of the forthcoming “biography” with great
expectations. When the “editor’ now happens to be the astute Adekunle Ayeni,
the excitement must have been palpable. 2face Idibia has long ceased to be
merely a popular artiste; his brand has become the definition of a generation.
His story has been told over and over again, but an official biography of his
life both as an individual and an artiste remained an uncharted course for
neither writers nor the man himself.
Again, I have followed the career of
a certain Ayeni The Great for nearly two decades now. As a young person in the
second tier city of Ibadan, I would faithfully buy copies of HipHop World
Magazine, Encomium, Bubbles (which I would later have the privilege of editing)
and all newspapers that profiled Nigerian entertainment and entertainers.
Ayeni’s life story has inspired me to no end. He was an outsider kid from the
back waters of Okokomaiko who had huge dreams and with lots of hard work, made
himself into a journalist, publicist, public relations consultant and later
himself, a newspaper publisher. Apart from a couple of other individuals whose
name I would mention later on, no other writer qualified as much as Ayeni to
write a book on the iconic 2face. I- and millions of fans waited with baited
breaths for the most anticipated book since Chimamanda Adichie.
The first time it crossed my mind
that this might be a disappointing book was when the book cover was realeased
by Adekunle Ayeni’s publishing house The NET. I tweeted on September 14 thus: Looking forward to the 2face book. Only wish
that another photo was used on the cover. Wasn’t that the cover art for The Unstoppable
album?
Indeed it was the same photo used in
2010 for 2face’s third album. When I whispered this concern to some friends the
explanation was that since the title of the book, A Very Good Bad Guy was an oxymoron that juxtaposes 2face’s good
and bad sides, the cover art works well for that purpose.
So I ordered the book after the book
launch was over and done with. It arrived in the post yesterday November 4. As
I ripped open the polythene wrapper, a sinking feeling of disappointment struck
me like a punch. From a production stand point; this book was already a mess.
The very first page when you flip the cover open has this badly reproduced
photograph of 2face, ostensibly taken with a camera phone in one corner of The
NET office. Not only is it out of place on the inner sheet of a book, together
with the tackiness of the lamination and the substandard print quality that
persists from start to finish, the book feels like an Alaba CD jacket: cheap
and unworthy of the artiste on it. Alas, my disappointment was just starting.
For starters, this is not a story of
2face as sold by the publisher; rather it is a collection of articles about
2face since Ayeni’s own days as a reporter. How dare he now call this a
biography! The prologue proved to be the most interesting part of the whole
book. In it, Ayeni recounts a night in 2007 when he and 2face shared a bed
after an awards show in London. The cheeky double entendre promised much of the
book but soon fell flat as soon as the prologue ended. Even Annie Idibia’s
piece which is neither a dedication nor provides any perspective of her husband
leave much to be desired. It reads like a birthday tribute that was sent to the
editor of this book by BlackBerry Messenger or Whatsapp. How do I know this?
Wrongly placed full stops, unnecessary ellipses and exclamation marks, as well
as a “LOL” tell that much. A 2face book requires an Annie Idibia voice. This
flimsy bit does not provide that.
Permit me to digress for a minute:
Adekunle Ayeni has transitioned his journalistic experience into a thriving
public relations practice. Safe to say, he has mastered the dark arts required
of a PR guru and he deploys his craft well in the making of this book. Nowhere
in the book does he directly refer to it as a “biography”. However, press
releases from his organization and reportage of the launch in the media all
describe A Very Good Bad Guy as the
biography of Innocent 2face Idibia. Smart move, Mr Ayeni…
Now I’ve read a few music biographies
in my time. Carlos Moore wrote a Fela biography, Fela: This Bitch of a Life and it was based on conversations with
Abami Eda. I Would Die 4 U was
written by Toure, an American journalist and pop culture expert. The book
features several interviews about and with pop legend Prince, and provides readers
an assessment of the enigma’s life. Becoming
Beyonce by J. Randy Taraborelli was recently released as an unofficial
biography of the artiste. It delivers as it tells several unheard stories about
Beyonce. A Very Good Bad Guy does no such thing.
A biography should delve into
previously unknown areas and tell an unforgettable story. It should take
readers away from blog posts, rumours and innuendos and research the
backstories that make the subject tick. It should document the subject’s views,
influences, fears, ambition and every facet of his life. A Very Good Bad Guy comes across as a rushed vanity project rather
than the life story of an individual who the publisher rightly describes as
“Nigeria’s greatest pop artiste of all time”.

The travails of Fela Anikulapo Kuti
happened nearly a decade before I was born. Yet Carlos Moore’s book made me
rage at the injustice meted out to the man and his mother. A Very Good Bad Guy does not even come close. Heartbreakingly, it
is not for lack of talent or wherewithal to do a 2face story properly.

Ayeni’s double advantage as an
entertainment journalist and one time publicist for 2face puts him at a vantage
position to pen a biography worth his salt. Over the years, the writer has
proven himself to be a master storyteller. Does anyone remember his exclusive
interview with Dbanj immediately after the Mohits breakup? That was a classic
piece of writing.
Neither can the shoddiness of A Very Good Bad Guy be blamed on a
lack of curiosity: in page xxvi of the prologue Ayeni himself wonders, “What
kind of guy is this Idibia? What sublime irony to find a man, who does all the
bad things, yet does all the good things…? As an observer I was fascinated
and impressed…” So why did Ayeni neglect to ask these questions and answer them
for the fans?
Perhaps it is the hubris that
sometimes plagues heroes and geniuses that convinced the editor/publisher that
he could pass off these 396 pages of nothingness as a biography.

A writer has a responsibility to
document times and happenings correctly. He owes it to the reader to either
answer all his questions or allow the reader to deduce answers from his
writing. In 2024, children who were born in the year 2face released his debut
album would be university undergraduates and some of them would study the
defining era of Nigerian music. They would need to understand why it was such a
big deal for 2face to have won the Best African Act at the 2006 MTV EMA’s. They
would need to understand how big a deal it is for a Nigerian to have made the
soundtrack for a Hollywood movie. They would need to find out how a single
artiste swung the door open for a generation of African artistes to reach the
world. They would need an authoritative voice to teach them about the great
2face. A Very Good Bad Guy through Ayeni
Adekunle does not offer that; rather it is a catalogue of past articles, a
gloried scrapbook of The NET Newspaper. Maybe that was why even 2face look less
than enthused at the book launch.

The man 2face could commission a
writer to tag along with him for a couple of months to gather enough material
for a proper biography, if Mr. Ayeni is too busy to. Bayo Omisore and Efe
Omorogbe are the other two individuals who have unique perspectives of the
artiste. (Fortunately both men are also excellent writers with commendable
journalism credentials).
A Very Good Bad Guy feels like a scam. Personally I feel defrauded. The hollowness of
Adekunle Ayeni’s book on 2face does a great disservice to the artistry and
accomplishment of the subject. It does greater disservice to the skill and
talent of the two dozen writers whose contributions to The NET Newspaper form
this book. It does the greatest disservice to Mr. Adekunle Ayeni’s two decades
of journalistic excellence and his highly esteemed position as a custodian of
urban Nigerian music. Innocent 2face Idibia requires an official biography.
This book is not it.

Jide Taiwo is a media practitioner based in Lagos. He’s in the process of
finishing his own book, Reflections of a Millennial. He tweets via
@thejidetaiwo.
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U17 World Cup: Nigeria's Eaglets beat Mexico, cruise to final

Nigeria’s U-17 have qualified for the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, after thrashing Mexico 4-2 in the early hours of today. The Emmanuel Amuneke-led team conceded a goal at the 7th minute, Captain Kelechi Nwakali’s equaliser at the 35th minute gave the team the much needed boost.
Other players who got on the score sheet for the are Victor Osimhen Osinachi Ebere and Orji Okonkwo also got on the scoresheet for the Golden Eaglets. The Eaglets will face Mali, in the final on Sunday in Vina
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Mourinho loses appeal against £50,000 fine and stadium ban

Awww! Sometimes one is tempted to believe that there is a campaign against Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho in football.lol. The FA Appeal Board has dismissed the Portuguese’s appeal over his £50,000 fine and one-match stadium ban.
The ex Real Madrid coach was punished for comments made after Chelsea’s 2-1 loss to West Ham.
The FA wrote on their official website. “An Appeal Board has dismissed the appeal from Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho in relation to a decision made by an Independent Regulatory Commission,”

“At the original commission hearing, Mr Mourinho was given a suspended one-match stadium ban and fined £50,000 after he admitted a breach of FA Rules in relation to post-match comments made following the game against Southampton on Saturday 3 October 2015.

“The Appeal Board has upheld the original sanction and therefore it remains that Mr Mourinho’s suspended stadium ban will be immediately invoked should he be found by an Independent Regulatory Commission to have committed a further breach of FA Rule E3 for any comment or statement to or through the media before 13 October 2016.”
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Chimamanda Adichie wins ‘best of the best’ award

Nigerian literary icon, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been awarded the “Best of the Best” of the winners of the second decade of the Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction. The announcement was made at the Pic­cadilly Theatre in London on Monday. Half of a Yellow Sun won the prize in 2007
Formerly called Orange Prize for fiction, the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction which was established in 1996, is awarded to the best novel of the year written by a woman. The award category is part of the celebrations to mark 20 years of the annual £30,000 prize.
Speaking on the award, the 38-year-old said “I have a lot of respect for the books that have won awards in the past 10 years and also for the books that have been short­listed – I feel I am in very good company. To be selected as ‘Best of the Best’ of the past decade is such an honour. I’m very grateful and very happy.”
Other winners of the Baileys Prize from the last decade include Zadie Smith for On Beauty and Eimear McBride for A Girl is a Half-formed Thing.
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Short Story: Useless | By: Uche Peter Umez

He looked disturbed as he lay on the bed watching his family. His wife was reading Psalms, while his two children were flipping through Ebony. His boss had still not visited him, but had sent him a card and some beverages. Every other person Caje worked with had called on him. Even the spiteful secretary to his boss who felt he was more of a rival than a colleague had also visited him.

You think he would be missing you?
Caje couldn’t find any reason why his boss had not yet shown up.
“Mum, Ike is teasing me,” his daughter, Winnie, said.
“You started it,” his son, Ike, said.
“Shush,” his wife, Adaobi, said. She squeezed her husband’s hand.
Caje wanted to smile at her, but an insect crawled on his face. He shook it off with a finger, and raised his head at the sound of footsteps.
“Good morning, Mr Caje,” the doctor said, walking in.
“Morning, doc,” Caje replied.
“How are you faring today? Better?”
“I guess I’ll survive.”
The doctor’s eyes glimmered as he turned to Adaobi. “How’re you, madam?”
“Fine,” she said.
“Hello kids!” The doctor waved a hand at the boy and the girl.
“Hi doctor,” they chorused.
“The physiotherapist called last night. He will be here before midday,” the doctor told Caje.
“Thank God,” Adaobi said with a sigh.

“That’s encouraging. I can’t wait to get out of here,” 
Caje said and then glanced at the table-clock. The A.M. News would soon begin. As he turned on the radio beside his bed, he suddenly realized that his children had grown older. They looked bigger as if they had been injected with growth hormones. They used to jump on him. Daddy! Daddy! Winnie should be six, while Ike was four then. Time seemed to have flown. He tried to work out their ages, but his wife’s statement interrupted him:
“…useless believing one is indispensable…” She sounded a little amused. And the doctor wore a smile on his boyish face. Caje began feeling laughed at; but another thought soon made him feel the doctor was flirting with his wife. He now recalled that most times the doctor had come in to take his blood pressure he spent more time chatting with her, as if she was the one who needed attention, comfort. He’d heard of doctors who took advantage of their patients, especially females. It was, however, common with young doctors, who were still burning with too much warmth in their loins. He wondered if his wife would ever fall prey to that. She was obviously older than the doctor, and was too prayerful to think of infidelity anyway. As a steadfast member of a Pentecostal church, Adaobi had been appointed as the leader of the Zion’s Daughters Committee. Her husband had attended her inauguration two years ago. Every now and then she invited her husband to service; he said he was too tied to his job to even consider spiritual matters.
He was thinking how the doctor would react if he was kicked in the groin when he heard: “… get him a wheelchair…” and his thoughts stilled. He didn’t hear the doctor add: “…only for now,” but he saw him pat Adaobi on the shoulder. A single, morbid picture came to Caje’s mind; he saw himself being driven around in a wheelchair. And his bones melted to pulp.
How could a man of your calibre be moved around from the house to the office, and back and forth, like a helpless baby in a pram?

His face furrowed as the doctor moved out of the room. The grey door strangely appeared like the corridor to darkness.
You wish you’d died in that accident on the Expressway?

Caje had gone on a tour, yet again, to appease another civil rights group that had been calling for the dismissal of his boss from the State House, who they claimed ‘pandered himself into power’. As the Press Secretary, he was always travelling within and outside the state, soliciting support, and laundering the image of his boss.
Why did you even agree to work for a man who only called your wife to inquire how soon you’d be discharged from the hospital?
The job had appeared stimulating. Caje knew he had a gift: he could easily win people over, polish up any scandal. Also, he’d empathised with the man because critics had often berated him. His boss had an ugly past. Once, he was an infamous hooligan. Thereafter, he became mysteriously rich – during the era of ritual killings. Most of the good-for-nothing in town then had become so wealthy that in parties they sprayed dollars and pounds like confetti. They bought chieftaincy titles, became knighted, wined and dined with the elite, and took as many wives as they could possess. Although people regarded him as a ritual murderer, his boss was a man of benevolence who had won the gubernatorial position of his state simply because of his donations to the president.
Presently, the Press nicknamed Caje The Launderer – since he had radiantly dressed up his boss, and transformed the felon into a gentleman.

baseline;”> He regarded Adaobi, grateful for her compassion, yet feeling angry with himself. For a long time he hadn’t enjoyed any intimacy with her. Unlike when he was still a self-employed PR/Media consultant and they both shared jokes. After his appointment with the government, he spared no time for leisure anymore. When he did come back home late and worn out, sliding into bed next to his wife, he was capable of staying atop her only long enough to release a winded moan. Then, he would burst into a bout of nerve-racking snores. He stared at her, wondering if she was worried that he was now a shadow of the virile man whom she used to know.

She had once asked: “So, you’ve a mistress?”

“What?” he had answered.
“The governor – isn’t ‘she’ rather insatiable!”

He no longer spent time with their children. Now he remembered the old days when they all played Ludo or Monopoly like equals. He had gone on so many tours and yet he had not considered inviting his family once. Instead, he had used up all his time serving his boss like a valet, and accompanying him everywhere like a bodyguard. Now, bedridden for almost four days, his boss just went about his affairs as if Caje was dead.
How could you have sacrificed six of your forty years for a man who’s refused to visit you?
His shoulders drooped. Why was the damn physiotherapist taking ages to turn up? He flung off the blanket and frowned at his legs. They were numb.
It appears you might not walk again? You’d now be treated exactly as a disabled, you know?

His teeth almost bit into his lower lip, as he recalled one of his elaborate visits, with his boss, to the Disabled Citizens. This was one of the very few NGOs that benefited from his boss’s largess and hyped goodwill every year. And it was his Press Secretary, Caje, who promoted this special occasion and gave it all the needed fanfare and media coverage, as though the Head of State was visiting. Indeed, those who graced this occasion had more food and drinks than their stomachs could contain. But cash and other necessities went only to the handicapped.
Well, you’ve gained quite a lot from him. Look around you. Your family and your in-laws have benefited immensely from the exalted position you occupy in his cabinet. You’re now a man of wealth and repute. You can’t doubt that, can you?

His mind became a troubled, dark sea. Damn those files piling high on his mahogany desk, needing his attention. His wife had told him many times that it little profited a man to carry the world in his hands. He began feeling he’d pawned his soul to the devil, doubting if he would ever feel the same passion for his job again. He would sort things out with his boss as soon as he returned; re-prioritize his objectives; spend more time with his family; take them overseas for vacation.
A sigh broke out from his lips.
You really think you have relieved yourself of an unseen weight?

As Caje tried to sit up his back ached. He winced as if an arrow pierced through his arm. He would have tried again, but the radio announced: “…His Excellency, the Governor… travelled to Trinidad… attend Miss Caribbean…” and he clutched a pillow “…new Press Secretary has been…”
“No-o-o-o!” Caje screamed, smashing the radio with his fist.
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Uche Peter Umez has won awards in poetry, short story and children novel writing. He is the author of ‘Dark through the Delta’ (poems), ‘Tears in her Eyes’ (short stories) and ‘Aridity of Feelings’ (poems).




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Karim Benzema left out of France squad, faces charges in sex tape case

Real Madrid forward, Karim Benzema has been left
out of 23-man France squad following a sex tape scandal he and another player
have been embroiled in this week. The France international has been accused of conspiring
to blackmail his teammate Mathieu Vaulbena. He was held in custody overnight
and later appeared before a judge in Versailles, near Paris.
He was said to have discussed about the tape
with Valbuena during a national team training session at Clairefontaine in October.
When questioned further, Benzema told investigators he had approached his
colleague about the tape on behalf of a childhood friend.
Sylvain Cormier, Benzema’s lawyers told
journalists his client is innocent and has nothing to hide. “He supports his friend, Mathieu
Valbuena, with all his heart. He took no part, I state this again – no part –
in the blackmail or blackmail attempts. Karim Benzema will show he acted in
good faith, and I hope this will be seen as soon as possible.” He added.
The 27 year-old who is now under formal
investigation for complicity in attempted blackmail and participation in a
criminal conspiracy has been banned from contacting his France team-mate, or
any other people charged in the case. He could be jailed for a minimum of 5
years if found guilty.
Asides the sex tape scandal, he is said to have
been involved in a different scandal relating to cocaine trafficking. He is
said to have returned to Madrid after the Judge decided not to take custody of
his passport.  

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Waje, Yaw, Dakore Akande, Femi Jacobs, others to perform at the biggest stage play in Nigeria

  
Multiple
award-winning artiste, Tim Godfrey is set to host the biggest stage play in
Nigeria. Ewuro- Violence Against Women will go down on Sunday, 15th November, 2015
at Marks Park and feature the biggest names in the entertainment industry.  Featuring Waje,
Femi Jacobs, Joseph Benjamin, Yaw, Nedu, Lepacious Bose, Chinonso Young, Gloria
Youngand a host of others. The event which will hold at the Shell
Hall, Muson Centre will
set the stage for a fusion of dance, drama and high
energy music.  
Directed by Joseph
Ofili “Ewuro” is a movement that will be addressing the social
issue of VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. Speaking about the project, Tim Godfrey, the
President of Republic of Xtreme and Executive Producer of Ewuro said, “Having witnessed violence against my mother
under the guise of culture and tradition when my dad passed on, the occurrence
and recurrence of this ill has become endemic and what is even more troubling
is the extent to which people go to cover it up, both the victims and the
aggressors. We are therefore inspired to creatively address it and re-awaken our
emotions to the true nature of the female experience in Nigeria in the hope
that we will begin to engage in fruitful conversations about this issue and
ultimately, change will begin.”
This story is delivered through
intriguing hybrid of drama, music and dance. Then it follows the trajectory of
each character’s peculiar emotional dilemma, leading to a thought provoking
resolution, before climaxing in a high-energy musical performance.
Ewuro is proudly supported
by SwiftThink LTD, Leah Foundation, Cool FM, Beat FM, Kingdom Africa, Ebony
Life TV, Freedom Foundation and Elevation Church, and it promises to be an
event you will remember in November, 2015 for a very long time.
The first show will be at 1pm and
the 2nd Show at 5pm (Red Carpet). Tickets are available online at www.ariiyatickets.com,
Bruno’s place Ikeja City Mall and all Sweet Sensation Outlets.
For more information on Ewuro,
visit www.ewuro.org,
Twitter:   @ewuroNG

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Is Proliferation A Worse Evil? | By: Femi Oladele

There is
evident shortage of competent accountants in Nigeria (World Bank, 2011), even
world over according to studies such as Jackling and Keneley (2009) in
Australia; Nor, Zaini, and Zahid (2013) in Malaysia; Hammond, Danko and
Braswell (2015) in the US. Professional bodies and tertiary institutions are
addressing this issue vigorously. One approach seen in Nigeria is the
proliferation of professional accounting bodies. Furthermore, for the
purpose of tenure and promotion, an academic may be required to possess
affiliations in the form of membership with professional accountancy
organizations, PAOs; as an associate or a fellow. This has placed demand on
PAOs to churn out qualified accountants for industry placements and academia.
However, the
requirements of established PAOs are turning out to be like the biblical issue
when God insisted that He would not lower his standard for any man, for any
reason. Commentators
and observers have attributed as reasons for the proliferation of professional
accounting bodies to inability to pass qualifying examinations of established
bodies, high cost of acquiring membership of older associations, regional
affinities and other economic factors.
There
are still strong indications that only two professional accounting bodies exist
in Nigeria that is, ANAN and ICAN (World Bank, 2011), while more than, ten
professional accountancy bodies are operating in Nigeria.
Here
below are professional bodies that operate in Nigeria without legislative
backing:
Non-Statute backed Professional Accounting
Bodies in Nigeria
S/N
Professional
bodies
(in
alphabetical order)
Website
YOE
Member’s Designation
1.      
 
Association of Cost and Management Accountants
ACMA
www.acma.org.ng
2000
ACMA, FCMA
2.      
 
Association of Financial and Management Accountants of
Nigeria
AFMAN
www.afmng.org
2010
AFMA, FFMA
3.      
 
Chartered Association 
of International Accountants of Nigeria
CAIAN
www.caian.org
2000
ACIA, FCIA
4.      
 
Chartered Institute of Cost and Management Accountants
CICMA
www.cicma.org.ng
 
2000
ACMA, FCMA
5.      
 
Chartered Institute of Finance and Control of Nigeria
CIFCN
www.cifcnnig.org
NI
ACIFC, FCIFC
6.      
 
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of Nigeria
CIMAN
www.cimanigeria.com
1977
ACMAN, FCMAN
7.      
 
*Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Nigeria
ICPAN
www.icpan.org.ng
1988
CPA, FCPA
8.      
 
Institute of Company and Commercial Accountants of Nigeria
ICCA
www.iccaofnigeria.org
1999
ACCA, FCCA
9.      
 
Institute of Forensic Accountants of Nigeria
IFA
www.ifa.org.ng 
NI
CFA, FFA
YOE: Year of establishment NI:
No information *ICPAN claim their Bill is awaiting Presidential assent




Statute-backed Professional Accounting
Bodies in Nigeria
S/N
Professional
bodies
(in
alphabetical order)
Website
YOE
YOS
Member’s Designation
1.      
 
Association of National Accountants of Nigeria
ANAN
www.anan.org.ng
1979
1993
CNA, FCNA
2.      
 
Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria
CITN
www.citn.org
1982
1992
ACTI, FCTI
3.      
 
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria
ICAN
www.icanig.org
1960
1965
ACA,
FCA, RA
YOE: Year of establishment; YOS:
Year of status
Kindly note
that the above list is limited to domiciled professional accountancy bodies.
International bodies such as listed below are recognized in Nigeria.
S/N
Name
Acronym
Website
Country
1.      
 
American Institute of Certified Public Accountant
AICPA
www.aicpa.org
United States of America
2.      
 
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
ACCA
www.accaglobal.com
United Kingdom
3.      
 
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
CICA
www.cica.ca
Canada
4.      
 
Chartered Institute of Management Accountant
CIMA
www.cimaglobal.com
United Kingdom
5.      
 
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
CIPFA
www.cipfa.org.uk
United Kingdom
6.      
 
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
ICAEW
www.icaew.com
United Kingdom
Errors of professional accounting bodies in Nigeria
Apart from the fact that Acts of Parliament do not back some of the
existing and operating professional accounting bodies in Nigeria, some indulge
in unethical practices identified below:
1.     
Use of language claiming to be the only
recognized or leading body of professional accountants, though it is a new
venture (evidence from date of establishment);
2.     
Use of conflicting and irregular addresses;
3.     
Strive to ‘collect’ money from desperate academics who cannot secure
membership of more established bodies;
4.     
Have a “contact us” page that only includes a
web form, but never responds to enquiries or request for information through
the medium;
5.     
Poorly designed and maintained websites;
6.     
Excessive grammatical and typographical errors
on the websites;
7.     
Brandish promises to obtain legislative approval
and presidential assent;
8.     
Does not belong to or is not recognized by
a.      
Association of Accountancy Bodies in West Africa
(ABWA);
b.     
International Federation of Accountants (IFAC);
c.      
Pan African Federation of Accountants
(PAFA) etc;
9.     
Use the word “chartered” even without a valid
charter; and
10.  Hide
information about Council members.
Conclusion
If the
interest of upcoming professional accounting bodies is to instill the requisite
awareness, knowledge and skill competencies in their members for sustained
relevance of the accounting profession, then there must be dedicated interest
in understanding the dynamic nature of accounting profession, development of
assessment criteria and continuous professional development.   
References
Hammond, T., Danko, K., and Braswell, M. (2015).
U.S. accounting professors’ perspectives on
            textbook
revisions. Journal of Accounting Education.
            http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccedu.2015.06.004
Jackling, B. and Keneley, M. (2009). “Influences on the
supply of accounting graduates in
            Australia:
a focus on international students”, Accounting
and Finance, 49, 141-
            159
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-629X.2008.00273.x
Nor, A. S., Zaini, R. M. and Zahid, S. M. (2013). Shortage
of accountants: does mentoring
            helps
to increase the number? Proceeding of the
International Conference on Social
            Science
Research, Penang, Malaysia. 601-609
World Bank (2011). Report
on the observance of standards and codes (accounting and auditing)
             in
Nigeria, 1-32 accessed from http://worldbank.org

Accountancy Glossary  http://www.arnoldhill.co.uk/accountancy-glossary/

  
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How I Got My Body Back After Pregnancy

Pregnancy’s
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smiles. Asides the deposit she left on me (stretch marks and belly fat), everything
else in my life is back to normal and even better. After her birth, My MIL
(Mother-In-Law) gave me “agbo” (Herbs) hen, just to help with the
tummy shrinking. Well, it worked for the set duration but not a permanent solution.
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This teacher's resignation letter is trending on facebook

A teacher in a Florida-based school recently resigned from the institution for a very astonishing reason. She can no longer continue to see her students cry whenever they fail their tasks. Wendy noted that forcing these kids to attempt school work that is inappropriate for their age hinders their learning process and also brings out negative patterns of behaviour in them. Details of the letter below

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Today I resigned from the school district. I would like to share with you what I gave them. Feel free to share it if it strikes you as important.

To: The School Board of Polk County, Florida
I love teaching. I love seeing my students’ eyes light up when they grasp a new concept and their bodies straighten with pride and satisfaction when they persevere and accomplish a personal goal. I love watching them practice being good citizens by working with their peers to puzzle out problems, negotiate roles, and share their experiences and understandings of the world. I wanted nothing more than to serve the students of this county, my home, by teaching students and preparing new teachers to teach students well.
To this end, I obtained my undergraduate, masters, and doctoral degrees in the field of education. I spent countless hours after school and on weekends poring over research so that I would know and be able to implement the most appropriate and effective methods with my students and encourage their learning and positive attitudes towards learning. I spent countless hours in my classroom conferencing with families and other teachers, reviewing data I collected, and reflecting on my practice so that I could design and differentiate instruction that would best meet the needs of my students each year. I not only love teaching, I am excellent at it, even by the flawed metrics used up until this point. Every evaluation I received rated me as highly effective.
Like many other teachers across the nation, I have become more and more disturbed by the misguided reforms taking place which are robbing my students of a developmentally appropriate education. Developmentally appropriate practice is the bedrock upon which early childhood education best practices are based, and has decades of empirical support behind it. However, the new reforms not only disregard this research, they are actively forcing teachers to engage in practices which are not only ineffective but actively harmful to child development and the learning process. I am absolutely willing to back up these statements with literature from the research base, but I doubt it will be asked for.
However, I must be honest. This letter is also deeply personal. I just cannot justify making students cry anymore. They cry with frustration as they are asked to attempt tasks well out of their zone of proximal development. They cry as their hands shake trying to use an antiquated computer mouse on a ten year old desktop computer which they have little experience with, as the computer lab is always closed for testing. Their shoulders slump with defeat as they are put in front of poorly written tests that they cannot read, but must attempt. Their eyes fill with tears as they hunt for letters they have only recently learned so that they can type in responses with little hands which are too small to span the keyboard.
The children don’t only cry. Some misbehave so that they will be the ‘bad kid’ not the ‘stupid kid’, or because their little bodies just can’t sit quietly anymore, or because they don’t know the social rules of school and there is no time to teach them. My master’s degree work focused on behavior disorders, so I can say with confidence that it is not the children who are disordered. The disorder is in the system which requires them to attempt curriculum and demonstrate behaviors far beyond what is appropriate for their age.
The disorder is in the system which bars teachers from differentiating instruction meaningfully, which threatens disciplinary action if they decide their students need a five minute break from a difficult concept, or to extend a lesson which is exceptionally engaging. The disorder is in a system which has decided that students and teachers must be regimented to the minute and punished if they deviate. The disorder is in the system which values the scores on wildly inappropriate assessments more than teaching students in a meaningful and research based manner.
On June 8, 2015 my life changed when I gave birth to my daughter. I remember cradling her in the hospital bed on our first night together and thinking, “In five years you will be in kindergarten and will go to school with me.” That thought should have brought me joy, but instead it brought dread.
I will not subject my child to this disordered system, and I can no longer in good conscience be a part of it myself. Please accept my resignation from Polk County Public Schools.

Best,
Wendy Bradshaw, Ph.D.
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