The government has said Abacha was among those receiving the centenary honours because he was a Nigerian soldier and politician who served as de-facto President of Nigeria from1993 to 1998.
Monday, March 3, 2014
Gen. Abacha Honoured With Centenary Award - Federal Government
The government has said Abacha was among those receiving the centenary honours because he was a Nigerian soldier and politician who served as de-facto President of Nigeria from1993 to 1998.
Poverty Alleviation The Wrong Way
Editorial (Guardian Newspaper)
donationTHE recent warning by the Lagos State Government to politicians, philanthropists and other affluent members of society to stop donating motorcycles and tricycles to people, as supposed means of poverty alleviation and employment is really timely and commendable. It has appropriately challenged a disgraceful, even insulting practice that has gradually become the norm in most communities across the country. Commercial motorcycle and tricycle riders are on the increase because a mindset has over time been built that it is a lucrative trade thus making people jettison quest for real skills and making governments too lazy in dealing appropriately with challenges of transportation on one hand and unemployment on the other.
"Life without Oil" - Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola
Many years back in Surulere, precisely over two and a half decades, it was a marvel to watch this graceful sportsman play this game, (whose evolution it is rumoured is located in some not too palatable origins), with the precision, competitiveness and expertise, that humbled his opponents, and dare I say frequent victims in the finest traditions of sportsmanship of honour in victory and gracefulness in defeat that I have never seen on our land.
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Seriously, what? Kerry tells Russia 'you don't invade a country on completely phony pretexts'
The US Secretary of State spoke today of the unacceptability of invading a sovereign country on phony pretexts in order to assert one’s own interests in the 21st century. But no, he was not speaking about the United States, as one might have thought.
“You just don’t invade another country on phony pretext in order to assert your interests,” John Kerry said during an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press. “This is an act of aggression that is completely trumped up in terms of its pretext. It’s really 19th century behaviour in the 21st century.”
Check out Photos from the Centenary Awards
President Jonathan decorated seven living former Heads of State and Presidents including; Yakubu Gowon, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, Chief Ernest Shonekan and Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar.
He also honored 6 late Nigerian Heads of State post-humously.
FIFA Authorize the us of Veils, Turbans During Matches After Protest
Heavy Casualties In Maiduguri Vehicle Bombing
The huge explosion which occurred around 6 pm Nigerian amount of time in a densely populated Bintu-Suga area along Airport road in Gomari neighborhood killed and injured unspecified amount of people in accordance with security agencies evacuating bodies of the dead and injured in the area.
Doctors discover teeth growing inside baby's brain
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Doctors have discovered a tumour with teeth growing out of it in a baby's brain.
The rare cancer was found in a four-month-old patient in Maryland, United States, last year but details of it have just been released in a medical journal.
It was reportedly the first instance of teeth being discovered in a particular brain tumour, called the adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma.
Baale, Four The others kill & bury Wife In Lagos [Pics]
The police at Okokomaiko Division in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested the Baale of Mebamu Kingdom, Chief Mosiu Adio Hassan, and four others over the alleged murder of a housewife.
The woman was shot dead and secretly buried in the area without her husband’s consent to cover up the crime.
It was learnt that the couple was attacked because they are related to the former Baale known as Kolawale, who was dethroned by Hassan last year.
SURE-P Paid ₦18m To Beneficiaries In 2013 Under CCT, Says Alfa
SURE-P Paid N18m To Beneficiaries In 2013 Under CCT, Says Alfa
The Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment programme (SURE-P) paid N18 million to 15, 000 beneficiaries under the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme in 2013, Hajia Halima Alfa, has said.
Alfa, Convener, SURE-P Maternal and Child Health Care programme, made this known in an Interview with the News agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday.
Rivers: APC Refutes PDP’s Kidnap Allegation
Mr. Ikechi Chinda, Hon. Chinyere Igwe and Mr. Allwell Ihunda, all PDP members were allegedly kidnapped in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. PDP State Chairman, Mr. Felix Obuah made the allegation at a press briefing in Port Harcourt on Thursday. But the APC interim State Chairman, Dr Davies Ibiamu Ikanya said The Rivers State government having successfully dislodged criminals from the state would not in any way or form encourage criminality in the State....
US, EU 'pyromaniacs' surprised at fire they started in Ukraine – expert
The United States and European Union should have anticipated the consequences of their dubious decision to throw support behind the Ukrainian regime change, a French geopolitical analyst has told Russian media.
"What we are witnessing now is the easily predictable aftermath of the US and EU’s irresponsible decision to back the overthrow of a legally-elected Ukrainian president at the time when Russia was busy with the Sochi Olympic Games," Emerique Chopard said in an interview with Interfax.
Ukraine: Total mobilization, combat alert amid Crimea tensions
As the Russian Upper House has given its military a free hand with securing stability in Ukraine’s separatist republic of Crimea, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry has called up all reserve forces and put the country on full combat alert. Our ource reports on the unfolding crisis. Follow our live news updates from the world’s flashpoint region.
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Member of Batkivshchyna faction in Verkhovna Rada and former deputy head of the Ukrainian Security Council Andriy Kozhemyakin believes that Verkhovna Rada may decide on introducing a state of emergency or martial law but hopes that the situation in Crimea will be resolved diplomatically through political efforts.
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Saturday, March 1, 2014
Heartless: Muslim extremists cut off a man's hand as punishment for stealing, posted pics live on Twitter
The first tweet showed a blindfolded man being held down, surrounded by a large group of rebels, moments before the amputation. Two other images show a sword as it is brought down on the man's wrist... and seconds after, as the man's hand lies separated.
See the graphic photos after the cut...
Photos: Lupita Nyong'o steps out with Mum in strapless grey tweed midi-dress
Lupita showed up at yesterday's Women In Film Pre-Oscar Cocktail Party held in West Hollywood in this sexy cutout grey tweed midi-dress. She took her mum Dorothy as her date. Hope she wins an Oscar tomorrow.
Watch out! Top scams list that let you see through сon artists' tricks
As March is Fraud Prevention Month, Canada's Better Business Bureau is cautioning against most common scams used to con people. This can be relevant not only to Canadians but actually to people all over the world in our globalized age.
We all already owe the scammers for a grain of robust distrust as well as for learning never to give out any personal information.....
27 dead, 109 injured in southwestern China terrorist attack at train station, suspects shot dead (Videos)
A number of suspects were shot dead during a "premeditated, violent terrorist attack" at a train station in southwestern China in which at least 27 people died, state media said on Sunday. The official Xinhua news agency said the identities of those shot dead had yet to be confirmed. The attack happened late on Saturday in Kunming city. At least 27 people have been killed in a "violent attack" at a train station. Another 109 were injured, the report added.
A number of suspects were shot dead during a "premeditated, violent terrorist attack" at a train station in southwestern China in which at least 27 people died, state media said on Sunday. The official Xinhua news agency said the identities of those shot dead had yet to be confirmed. The attack happened late on Saturday in Kunming city. At least 27 people have been killed in a "violent attack" at a train station. Another 109 were injured, the report added.
US withdraws participation in preparatory meetings for G8 in Sochi - Obama
US President Barack Obama told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the US will suspend upcoming participation in preparatory meetings for the G8. The conversation took place on Obama's initiative and was dedicated to the situation in Ukraine.
US Obama warns Russia of political and economic isolation
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