The University of Calabar has called on graduates of the institution who are yet to collect original copies of their certificates to approach the institution to get them.
Registrar of the University, Gabriel Egbe said in a statement in Calabar, that there were over 42,000 unclaimed certificates in the various faculties and institutes, adding that some of the certificates date back to the 1980s.
The statement reads “It has been discovered that there are over 42,000 unclaimed certificates of the University of Calabar in faculties and institutes. Some of these certificates date back to the 1980s.
“The University management is shocked by this abnormality, and therefore, directs that all those who have not collected their certificates after several years of graduation should do so immediately.
“Persons who are acquainted with these group of graduands, should please, inform them to come for collection.
“Those who do not do so before the end of three months from the date of this notice, will have their names published and will be surcharged subsequently.”
Parsley is a vibrant, green herb. It is native to the central Mediterranean region, including southern Italy, Algeria, and Tunisia. Many people use fresh or dried parsley to add flavor to certain dishes. However, due to one reason or the other, one may have to have some other herbs as substitutes.
Some herbs or leaves have a more intense flavor than parsley. This means that people may have to adjust their measurements.
However, even with those that a person can substitute on a one-to-one ratio, it may be wise to use the substitute in moderation initially. This way, people can better understand any flavor changes to their dish.
Dishes such as falafel, meatballs, and garlic bread pair very well with parsley, but several substitutes may also give them the right flavor and look.
Arugula
Arugula is a salad green rather than an herb. In some parts of the world, people call it rocket or roquette. It has a peppery taste similar to parsley. This makes it great for dishes where the flavor of parsley is crucial. It could also be a useful garnish.
Arugula leaves are large, so people will need to chop them finely in order to use them as a parsley replacement. Half a cup of arugula provides 10.9 micrograms of vitamin K, which is about 9% of a person’s Daily Value. Vitamin K plays an important role in blood clotting and wound healing.
Basil
Basil is a strongly flavored bright green herb that people can use as a parsley replacement in Italian cooking. Dishes from other parts of the world that feature tomatoes could also work well with its flavor. Basil could also make a great garnish. Basil is high in antioxidants, which help protect cells from damage due to free radicals. It also contains high levels of vitamin K.
Carrot Tops
If a person has fresh carrots, they can use the green tops instead of parsley. Like parsley, carrot tops have a bitter taste, but they handle heat well. Therefore, they would be great cooked in certain dishes, such as chimichurri. They could add a little spice to dishes and would make a great garnish if a person chopped them finely.
Celery Leaves
The leaves of celery have a very subtle flavor, so they may not be a good substitute in dishes where replicating the flavor of parsley is important. However, they look quite similar to flat-leaf parsley leaves, so they could make a great substitute as a garnish.
As with the stalks of the celery, the leaves are mostly water and contain few calories.
Chervil
Some people call chervil French parsley. It tastes a little like licorice and looks very similar to parsley leaves, so it could make a great garnish.
Chervil can be useful either fresh or dried at the same quantity as a person would use parsley. It does have a milder taste than parsley, however, so a person may want to add more chervil in cooking if the flavor is not strong enough for them.
Chives
Chives are bright green, so they could be a great replacement for parsley as a garnish. Chives have a mild flavor that complements many dishes, making them useful as a parsley substitute in cooking as well. Although chives have a mild flavor, a person should add them gradually to dishes, as they taste more like garlic and onion than parsley. Chives work well with a variety of different flavor profiles. Chives also contain high levels of beta carotene, which is an antioxidant important for eye health and cardiovascular health.
Cilantro
Cilantro could work as a substitute for parsley as a garnish or in cooked dishes. However, some people notice a soap-like taste when they consume cilantro. This can happen because of a specific gene that some people have. Therefore, it is best to use caution when using cilantro in recipes that call for parsley, as it can often overwhelm the rest of the flavors. Cilantro contains important vitamins, such as vitamin C, provitamin A, and vitamin K.
Oregano
Oregano is a member of the mint family of herbs and has a fairly strong flavor. A person should use it sparingly as a replacement for parsley so as not to overwhelm the flavor of the meal. It may complement the flavors of Mediterranean dishes, such as Greek or Italian food, very well. Oregano contains a compound called thymol, which some studies have suggested has antibacterial and antifungal properties.
Tarragon
Tarragon often features in French cooking, and it is one of the ingredients in the French herb blend fines herbs. This herb works best when substituting for parsley as a garnish rather than in cooking, as the flavor of tarragon is fairly different from the flavor of parsley. It can be useful in cooking but may be best to use in small amounts.
One 2016 study suggested that tarragon may be able to improve blood sugar control in people with high blood sugar levels. However, this study used a concentrated tarragon extract, so the same effect may not be possible with fresh or dried tarragon.
Fresh vs. Dried Herbs
Some recipes call for fresh herbs rather than dried herbs.
If substituting fresh with dried herbs, a person should use 1 teaspoon (tsp) of dry herbs for every tablespoon (tbsp) of fresh herbs that the recipe calls for. If substituting the other way round, they should use 1 tbsp of fresh herbs per tsp of dried herbs in the recipe.
Heat can diminish the flavor of fresh herbs, so people should add fresh herbs to recipes toward the end of cooking.
In certain Dishes
The following parsley substitutes may work especially well in the following dishes:
For fish: In Mexican or Thai dishes involving fish, cilantro can add a depth of flavor.
For meatballs: Replacing parsley with fresh basil in meatballs can create an authentic Italian flavor.
For garlic bread: Using dried oregano or Italian seasoning can give garlic bread a flavorful kick.
For falafel: Celery tops are the best option for falafel if a person does not have any parsley to hand.
As a garnish
The following parsley substitutes may work well as a garnish:
Carrot greens: These can make a brilliant replacement for parsley as a garnish. Also, using the whole carrot creates less waste.
Chervil: This looks almost identical to flat-leaf parsley, so it makes a great substitute as a garnish.
Curly-leaf endive: This looks almost identical to curly-leaf parsley, making it an excellent replacement for garnishes.
Cilantro: This looks similar to flat-leaf parsley, meaning that it is often a good choice for a garnish.
Parsley is an herb that features in a wide variety of dishes, either as an ingredient or a garnish. It has a peppery taste and don’t be shy to experiment herbs such as basil, oregano, cilantro, carrot tops, and arugula because all these are flavourful substitutes for Parsley.
The Registrar of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has accused some higher institutions of mobilizing and awarding IJMB/JUPEB certificates to individuals, who did not attend their institutions.
Oloyode alleged that some of the certificates issued by the Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB) and Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB) centres for Direct Entry into universities were fakes.
He made the allegation in Abuja at the 2021 Batch ‘B’ pre-mobilisation workshop of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on the theme; “Sustainable Mobilisation Process: The Role Of Stakeholders”.
IJMB and JUPEB are national educational programmes approved by the Federal Government, for candidates seeking Direct Entry admissions into Nigerian and foreign universities, coordinated by some universities with centres across the country.
The registrar expressed worry over indiscriminate proliferation of IJMB and JUPEB training centres across the country, some of which he said were compromising the standards.
According to him, many institutions operating the centres still engage in mobilising or awarding IJMB/JUPEB certificates to people who did not attend their institutions but bought certificates with money.
The Registrar also commended the introduction of National Identification Number (NIN) which has helped to curb examination malpractice in its conduct of examination.
In his address, the NYSC Director General, Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, said that the Pre-Mobilisation Workshop heralded the commencement of the Service Year with constructive engagement of NYSC State Schedule Officers and some of their collaborating partners.
He commended Nigerians, including high-ranking public officials, traditional rulers, the media as well as students youth groups, for voicing out support for the continued existence of the Scheme.
The Federal Government on Wednesday reviewed the quarantine protocols for travelers coming into the country with a fine for defaulters.
The protocol is expected to be effective from July 2.
According to a statement by the Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, non-Nigerian passport holders and non-residents who visited Brazil, India, Turkey or South Africa within 14 days preceding travel to Nigeria would be denied entry into the country.
He said the regulation did not apply to passengers who transited through these countries.
Mustapha stated that defaulting airlines would pay $3,500 as a fine for each defaulting passenger; adding that passengers on board who are non-Nigerians would be denied entry and returned to the country at a cost to the airline.
The statement was titled ‘COVID-19 response: Provisional quarantine protocol for travellers arriving in Nigeria’.
He said, “non-Nigerian passport holders and non-residents who visited Brazil, India, Turkey or South Africa within 14 days preceding travel to Nigeria, shall be denied entry into Nigeria. This regulation, however, does not apply to passengers who transited through these countries.
“The following measures shall apply to airlines and passengers who fail to comply with (a) above: airlines shall mandatorily pay a penalty of $3,500 for each defaulting passenger; and non-Nigerians will be denied entry and returned to the country of embarkation at cost to the airline.
“Nigerians and those with permanent resident permits who visited Brazil, India, Turkey and South Africa within 14 days preceding travel to Nigeria shall be made to undergo seven days of mandatory quarantine in a government-approved facility at the point-of-entry city and cost to the passenger.
“The following conditions shall apply to such passengers: within 24 hours of arrival shall take a COVID-19 PCR test; if positive, the passenger shall be admitted within a government-approved treatment centre, in line with national treatment protocols; and if negative, the passenger shall continue to remain in quarantine and made to undergo a repeat PCR test on Day-7 of their quarantine.
“False declaration: Passenger(s) who provided false or misleading contact information will be liable to prosecution; and person(s) who willfully disregard or refuse to comply with directions of port-health staff, security agencies or evade quarantine shall be prosecuted in accordance with the law.
“This protocol comes into effect from July 2, 2021.”
He also said passengers must perform a COVID-19 PCR test not more than three days before boarding, adding that a PCR test done more than 72 hours before departure was not valid and such a person would not be allowed to board.
Mustapha added that intending passengers (including diplomats and children less than 10 years old) must register via an online national travel portal and proceed to fill in the online Health Declaration/Self-Reporting form located on the portal.
He further said, “A negative COVID-19 PCR test administered within three days (72 hours) of departure. Airlines have been directed not to board passengers with non-PCR COVID-19 tests (such as antigen/or antibody tests), a positive COVID-19 PCR test result or tests performed beyond 72 hours of boarding.
“Permit to Travel Certificate/QR Code – generated from the Nigeria International Travel Portal on completion of a health questionnaire, uploading of a negative COVID-19 PCR result and schedule of PCR test at Day-7 of arrival in Nigeria. Passengers failing to show a Permit to Travel Certificate/QR Code will not be allowed to board. “Airlines that board passengers without any of the two documents (a negative COVID-19 PCR test done not more than 72 hours prior to boarding and a Permit to Travel Certificate/QR code) shall be sanctioned as follows: passengers, who are non-Nigerians, will be refused entry and returned to the point of embarkation at cost to the airline.
“Passengers who are Nigerians or holders of permanent resident permit will be allowed entry, but subjected to the procedure outlined in Section D.
“In addition, passengers arriving with forged (fake) COVID-19 PCR results shall be referred for prosecution. Airlines shall be fined $3,500 per passenger for failure to comply with any of the pre-boarding requirements.” He added that airlines who consistently failed to comply with the requirements may be banned from coming to Nigeria.
The Vice-Chancellor of University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe says, the institution will be producing 281 First Class graduates at its forthcoming 51st Convocation Ceremony.
Speaking at a press conference to intimate the press on the activities lined up for the ceremony, Ogundipe said the Faculty of Engineering which had 70 First Class graduates was the highest in the school.
A total of 15,753 students are to be awarded various degrees at the convocation which will begin on July 5.
Another 7,754 will be awarded the first degree in various disciplines, while 7,999 will bag postgraduate degrees and diplomas in various fields.
The Convocation Lecture, titled, ‘National development and knowledge economy in the digital age: Leapfrogging SMEs into the 21st Century,’ will be delivered by the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele.
Ogundipe also revealed that a 71-year-old woman, Marinze Felicia, would be the oldest to be awarded a PhD degree in the history of the university.
He also said the late former VC of the institution, Prof. Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, would be given the Post-Humous Emeritus Professorship.
The Vice Chancellor said Honorary doctorate degrees will be awarded to Dr Ameyo Stella-Adadevoh (Post-Humous), Dr Biodun Shobanjo, Alhaji Mohammed Indimi, and Dr Kessington Adebutu.
The Lutheran World Federation has elected its first female general secretary, who will also become the first person from Central Eastern Europe to lead the global communion body.
The Rev. Anne Burghardt of Estonia, a theologian who presently heads the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church’s Institute of Theology, was elected Saturday.
According to an announcement, the LWF Council elected Burghardt with 28 votes, or 58% support, while the Rev. Kenneth Mtata of Zimbabwe received 20 votes, or 42% support.
Founded in 1947 and based in Geneva, Switzerland, the LWF comprises 148 member churches representing nearly 100 countries and approximately 77 million people.
Burghardt will take office in November, replacing current General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge, who has led the international church body for 11 years.
In a statement, Burghardt said she is “humbled by this great honor and deeply grateful for the confidence that the Council members have shown in me.”
“In accepting this very special responsibility in the communion, I pray for the guidance of God’s Spirit,” she continued. “I rejoice in having the possibility to work with the Council, with member churches, and with different partners, as the LWF continues to participate in God’s holistic mission.”
Born in 1975, when Estonia was part of the Soviet Union, Burghardt studied theology at the University of Tartu and Humboldt University, both in Germany.
The Lutheran denomination she serves, the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church, comprises a little over 10% of Estonia’s 1.3 million population.
Thelma Battle Buckner, a long-serving pastor and singer, known for her charitable work in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, died at age 89 after a battle with congestive heart failure.
A native of Mississippi, Buckner served as pastor of Gospel Temple Church of God In Christ of St. Paul, Minnesota, for 15 years, later becoming pastor emeritus of the congregation.
Labeled by one local media outlet as a “‘granny’ to many” due to her extensive efforts to help disadvantaged children, which included a daycare and a camp, Buckner died on June 11, with a celebration of life service being held at Gospel Temple Church on Friday.
Ramsey County Commissioner Toni Carter told Twin Cities Pioneer Press that she fondly remembered the quilting shop that Buckner launched in the area.
“When my father-in-law was in his senior years, in his twilight years, she quilted, as a ministry to him and gave him a gift of a quilt that he cherished and that we now keep and cherish,” said Carter.
According to an obituary emailed to The Christian Post by a representative of Gospel Temple Church, Buckner was born in Mississippi in 1932, being one of 13 children.
She graduated from Saints Industrial Library School in Lexington, Mississippi, in 1949 and married Arthur Buckner the following year. They separated 10 years after that.
Buckner developed a prolific music ministry with her family, eventually winning the 1989 Minnesota Music Award for Best Female Gospel Vocalist.
The musical tradition continues in her descendants, as one of her grandchildren, Arthur “L.A.” Buckner, topped the iTunes jazz chart last year.
Later she became a licensed missionary through the Minnesota Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of COGIC and by COGIC International. In 2002, Buckner received a doctorate of divinity from the Minnesota Graduate School of Theology.
After her own children had moved out of her house, Buckner became a licensed daycare provider and served as a foster parent, eventually opening the Buckner Emergency Shelter, based at her own home.
According to her obituary, Buckner leaves behind eight children, 28 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild, as well as three surviving siblings.
Hollywood veteran and writer Jamie Lee Curtis has been named as this year’s recipient of the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement and is set to accept this honor at Venice Film Festival.
Festival director Alberto Barbera said, “Jamie Lee Curtis belongs to that rarefied group of Hollywood actors who best reflect the qualities that are the very soul of the global film industry and its legacy. A direct descendant of America’s film aristocracy — she is the daughter of two unforgettable stars, Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh — Jamie Lee Curtis is the natural embodiment of a star who knows how to play roles with versatility and amenability, all while infusing them with her peerless charisma and signature personality.”
At over 55, Curtis has played many iconic roles, one which was her role as Laurie Strode in the 2018 reboot “Halloween.”
“I am incredibly humbled to be honored in this way by the Venice International Film Festival,” said Curtis. “It seems impossible to me that I’ve been in this industry long enough to be receiving ‘lifetime achievement’ recognition, and to have it happen now, with ‘Halloween Kills,’ is particularly meaningful to me. ‘Halloween’ — and my partnership with Laurie Strode — launched and sustained my career, and to have these films evolve into a new franchise that is beloved by audiences around the world was, and remains, a gift.”
The 78th edition of Venice Film Festival will take place September 1-11.
A Christian street preacher arrested while preaching the Gospel has won his case against a police department that admitted liability in a lawsuit, agreeing to pay $4,500 (£3,250) in damages in addition to his legal costs for wrongful arrest, false imprisonment and violating his human rights.
A Liverpool County Court has awarded $4,500 plus legal costs to David McConnell, who was arrested by West Yorkshire Police in December 2019 for “a hate-related public order offense” and “for preaching on gay rights and abortion,” The Christian Institute, which supported his case, said in a statement.
McConnell was preaching the Gospel when some passersby began to heckle him, asking him questions about sexuality and abortion while he had not mentioned either subject. He was then arrested and taken to Huddersfield police station.
McConnell was held for around six hours before being released without charge after a police sergeant listened to the recording of his preaching and found nothing wrong in it.
“This was a clear breach of Mr. McConnell’s human rights and a failure to follow the laws governing arrest and detention,” The Christian Institute’s Deputy Director for Public Affairs Simon Calvert said. “West Yorkshire did the right thing by admitting liability and the court has issued [a] judgment in favor of Mr. McConnell.”
The case has “reaffirmed the value and importance of free speech,” Calvert added. “Christian street preachers have got as much legal right to speak in public as anyone else.”
The judge agreed: “Free speech includes not only the inoffensive but the irritating, the contentious, the eccentric, the heretical, the unwelcome and the provocative provided it does not tend to provoke violence. Freedom only to speak inoffensively is not worth having.”
McConnell said he doesn’t blame the police for responding to the call, “but they should have asked me for my side of the story instead of just arresting me.”
The preacher said the police did not tell him what they were arresting him for. “Anyone who has ever watched TV knows the police have to tell you what law you’re supposed to have broken, but these officers never did. They just said, ‘when you get to custody we’ll explain why you are arrested.’”
McConnell said it was a “very distressing experience” for him, but he can now “put it behind me.”
He added, “I have to say that, when I am preaching now, the police in Huddersfield are very good with me. I’m glad I’m able to continue to share the Good News of Jesus Christ.”
A Muslim couple is suing a Chicago-area school and alleging that a former history teacher helped convert their daughter to Christianity.
The federal lawsuit against Community Unit District 300 in Algonquin, Ill., alleges violations of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
The suit by Yosuf Chaudhry and Amena Alvi alleges that a former Jacobs High School teacher, Pierre Thorsen, gave their daughter a New International Version Study Bible and introduced her to other Christians.
“It’s derailed our whole life,” Alvi said of the daughter’s conversion. “It’s derailed her whole life.”
Their daughter, now 17, graduated this year. She told them in 2019 that she had converted to Christianity. Much of the discussion about Christianity reportedly took place within a Christian club at the school.
They reviewed their daughter’s cell phone records to determine what had happened. (She is known as B.D. in the lawsuit.)
“What we found were numerous texts, emails and phone calls made over several months with complete adult strangers which discussed her conversion to Christianity and challenges to hide and lie about her new faith, how they would take her in and provide a place to live if she were disowned and kicked out by her parents and even seeded the idea that she could legally emancipate herself to live her new life freely as a Christian before she turned 18,” the couple wrote to the school board.
Communication between their daughter and the other Christians lasted several months, the couple said.
“They have implied in their communications (with our daughter) that we would disown, mistreat or even kill our own child because of her conversion to Christianity. I cannot tell you how offensive and hurtful this is,” the couple wrote.
Their daughter still lives with them. (Stories of Muslim parents disowning children for converting to Christianity are common outside the United States.)
Thorsen, who declined comments, was a popular teacher at the school. In 2019, more than 4,000 people signed an online petition supporting Thorsen for “speaking about religion in a historical context.” The petition labeled him a “beloved History teacher.”
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