I’m eager to return to battlefield, says OBJ’s son

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The son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Lt. Col. Adeboye, who was shot on Monday by Boko Haram insurgents   near Michika in Adamawa State   has   expressed eagerness to return to the battle front.  Adeboye, who is recuperating at a government medical facility in Yola, spoke with a former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar and the Director General of the National Orientation Agency,   Mike Omeri.
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American man kills his 5 young children and dumped them in bin bags at side of road

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A 32 year old father of five, Timothy Ray Jones (pictured abovehas admitted to killing all five of his children and dumping their bodies in rubbish bags at the side of a road. He led police to the scene (pictured right) where they found bodies of all five of the children stuffed into bin bags near a logging road, 50 miles away in Alabama, Reuters reports.
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Federal Government set to ban 'Ponmo'?

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Looks like it. According to a Vanguard report, the Federal Government is looking at banning the sale and consumption of Ponmo. Find the report below...

This indication emerged Tuesday when the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina called for competent regulations that would check the consumption and sale of the product. If this is achieved, he noted that livestock farmers would stand good chances of making high dollar return if the hides and skins (Ponmo) are tanned into leather.

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Lagos Govt to prosecute cases of stigmatization against treated Ebola patients

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Lagos State Government has said it will prosecute any person, group or organization that stigmatizes a patient who has been treated of Ebola and certified free from the virus

Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, said at a press conference yesterday, that the state Ministry of Justice has been notified to pick up any case of stigmatization, adding that stigmatization can make some persons believed to have contracted the disease not to come forward for treatment.

House of Reps want Sept 22 schools' resumption date changed

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The House of Representatives want the September 22nd school resumption date for private and public primary/secondary changed.

According to Punch, the Reps explained yesterday that it had directed its Committee on Education to take “another look” at the date in view of the fact that the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease in the country had yet to be fully contained.

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Pres. GEJ orders removal of provoking #bringback Jonathan signs

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Find the State House press release below... 

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has directed that the #Bring Back Jonathan 2015 signs and banners around Abuja which he and many Nigerians find offensive and repugnant  be brought down immediately.

President Jonathan wholly shares the widely expressed view that the signs which were put up without his knowledge or approval are a highly insensitive parody of the #Bring Back Our Girls hash tag.

6 Reasons ​You Shouldn’t Attend a Private University -

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 Article written by Ehi-Sulaiman Miriam and Tina Ohanu - 

Many Nigerian students these days often move quickly to queue for private universities when making a choice of institution. I agree that private universities have advantages like the absence of strike, easy access to lecturers… Well, that’s about all.  

Public universities, federal and state, have a lot of advantages, from cheaper school fees, to the freedom to be an adult. Public universities expose you to the real world, introduces you to the hustle of life unlike private universities that consist of a lot of brats who are literally spoon-fed. They are so pampered, ​making difficult to face the real world when they become graduates.  

Ebola death toll: 2,296 - By WHO

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The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak ever has risen up to at  least 2,296 out of 4,293 cases in five West African countries, the World Health Organization said today Tuesday September 9th.

The death toll, based on WHO, jumped by almost 200 in one day and the figure was by September 6th. WHO also said it did not have new figures for Liberia, the worst-affected country to date, suggesting the actual number is more than 2,296

"We know that the numbers are under-estimated. We are currently working to estimate the under-estimation. It’s a war against this virus. It’s a very difficult war. What we try now is to win some battles at least in some places.” director of WHO’s department of pandemic and epidemic diseases, Sylvie Briand, said today in Geneva

Pilot tells terrified passengers to brace for a crash landing at sea after plane suffers engine failure

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Terrified passengers on a flight across Europe feared they were moments away from death after one of the plane's engine's failed in mid-air. After an emergency was declared by the flight crew, the plane's 'weeping' pilot warned holidaymakers that they had six minutes before they would crash, a passenger says.

Travellers were ordered to put on their life jackets and brace for a water landing during the charter flight from Split, Croatia to Nantes, France.
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Pray for me: Mike Awoyinfa's tribute to Dimgba Igwe

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 The Mike Awoyinfa tribute on Dimgba Igwe that everyone has been waiting for is here. Mike, (right) and late Dimgbe Igwe (left), who died on Saturday Sept. 6th, were best friends and both pioneered the now rested Weekend Concord newspaper and Sun Newspaper. Find his touching tribute below..

This is it!  The most unimaginable nightmare!  This is it!  The most painful column I have ever written or will ever write.  The column I wished I never wrote.  The agonizing column.  The column written amidst sorrow, tears and blood.  Please, pray for me."
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GEJ lambasted for travelling with Alimodu Sheriff to an anti-terrorism meeting

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About per week after he was accused to be a Boko Haram sponsor by Australian hostage negotiator, Stephen Davis, former Borno state governor Alimodu Sheriff accompanied the president of Nigeria to an anti-terrorism meeting in Chad. President Jonathan pictured above with Alimodu Sheriff (pictured left) and Chadian president, Idriss Deby where they discussed just how to combat terrorism.

Following the pic premiered, Nigerians scolded the president for likely to chad with Sheriff. 

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'I like a girl to dress classier' Sofia Vergara's ex Nick Loeb slams her

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 They dated from 2010 until May 2014, but according to Nick Loeb, actress Sofia Vergara was never his type. And you wonder why he stayed with her that long and even proposed to her. In a new interview with New York Post, the 39 year old businessman (pictured left) slammed his ex-fiancee's choice of dresses, saying he preferred women who dressed classier.

"I'm sort of conservative, so I like a girl to dress a little classier." Loeb said.

Sofia, 42, is known to regularly wear clothes that show off her cleavage, so when NYP asked Loeb if he liked Vergara-style cleavage, he said;

“No. I’ve always sort of liked the more classic, elegant look on a woman.” Ouch!

#BringBackGoodLuck2015 Drama: Washington Post berates GEJ for using the #bringback hashtag.

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Below is what Washington Post wrote about president Jonathan's supporters using the #bringback hashtag for his campaign.   

It was the social media campaign of the year. #BringBackOurGirls awoke the world to the ravages of Boko Haram, an al-Qaeda-linked terror group in Nigeria, and the plight of the millions of people who live in the midst of their insurgency. At the heart of the message were hundreds of missing schoolgirls, abducted in April from the remote village of Chibok by Boko Haram fighters, who vowed to make them into slaves. Continue...

Why America needs a major war in Europe?

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Please make sure to press the 'cc' button at the bottom right of the video window to see the English subtitles) Thanks to all the great folks at the Russian and Oceania Teams who translated, subtitled and produced this version of the video!! Transcription: Olya Translation & Editing: Katya Production:Marina,Katya & Augmented Ether

FG reopens 1st Consultant Hospital where Ebola Transporter, Patrick Sawyer died

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The Federal Government has reopened First Consultant Hospital in Obalende, Lagos where Liberian Patrick Sawyer, the very first case of Ebola in Nigeria, died from complications of the disease.  

In a letter provided for the Lagos state Ministry of Health, the Federal Government said after having undergone three rounds of state-certified decontamination processes based on world standard, a healthcare facility is free to carry on its business of administering healthcare to patients.

Ebola: Doctors reject September 22 schools resumption date

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The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has rejected the Monday September 22nd resumption directive given by FG to all Primary and Secondary schools due to the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria.
The NMA speaking through its National Publicity Secretary, Dr Olawunmi Layaki, said they expect all schools to remain closed until December or early next year when all Ebola suspects under surveillance have been cleared and certified free of the virus.

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How I was raped by soldier for 5 hours under a tree — Student

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IBADAN — A 23-year-old National Diploma, ND, student of Mass Communication Department, Ibarapa Polytechnic, yesterday, narrated how she was raped under a tree by one of the security men attached to Operation Burst set up by Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State to check criminality in the state.

The incident was said to have happened in Eruwa from 10.30 pm on August 29 this year while she was returning after seeing off a friend.

She said she was raped repeatedly for five hours before she was let off the hook by the rapist soldier.

How it happenedrape-victim

According to her, the soldier allegedly ordered her to climb the motorcycle while threatening to stab her with a knife.

She said: “It happened on Friday, August 29, 2014. I was coming back to my room after seeing off a friend. He accused me of being a cultist for moving

Hit & Run driver Kills LAWMA official In Lagos

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A hit-and-run driver of a jeep knocked down two highway managers of the Lagos State Waste Management Agency on Monday along Iyana Oworo Expressway in the state.
Punch learnt that although the driver managed to escape, the vehicle’s number plate fell in the process and had been handed over to security officials.It was gathered that the driver, who was on top speed, wanted to beat the traffic snarl when he rammed into the victims, identified as Lateefat Sulyman and Fatimoh Ajetunmobi.
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Canada Threatens New Sanctions Against Russia Over Ukraine: Reports

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Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said his country is ready to tighten sanctions against Russia in case the ceasefire in the east of Ukraine is not continued, Canadian CTV News broadcaster has reported.


“Obviously we want to see a political solution to the crisis in Ukraine. Let's give a political solution a chance. Obviously if more provocation and more negative aspects emerge, we would advocate strongly for additional measures [against Russia],” Baird said Monday following the meeting with the EU High Representative Catherine Ashton in Ottawa.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Pledges to Eliminate Contradictions Between Baghdad, Kurdistan

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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi, appointed in early August, said Monday during the parliament session that one of the strategic goals of the new cabinet is to settle disputes between the country’s central government and the regional government of Iraqi Kurdistan.

Iraqi parliament session dedicated to the appointment of the cabinet of ministers was broadcast live by the country’s state television. “My government pledges to eliminate the existing contradictions with the government of Iraqi Kurdistan,” Abadi said.
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