Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Centenary Anniversary Broadcast by President Jonathan ( Read his full speech)
This is the national broadcast by Pres. Jonathan on the occasion of Nigeria’s Centenary Celebrations today Wednesday, 26th February, 2014. Read his full speech below
1. I extend warm greetings and felicitations to all Nigerians as we celebrate our nation’s centenary; a significant milestone in our journey to Nationhood.Dear Compatriots,
2. One hundred years ago, on the 1st of January 1914, the British Colonial authorities amalgamated the Southern and Northern Protectorates, giving birth to the single geo-political entity called Nigeria which has become our home, our hope, and our heritage.
3. I have often expressed the conviction that our amalgamation was not a mistake. While our union may have been inspired by considerations external to our people; I have no doubt that we are destined by God Almighty to live together as one big nation, united in diversity. .............
3. I have often expressed the conviction that our amalgamation was not a mistake. While our union may have been inspired by considerations external to our people; I have no doubt that we are destined by God Almighty to live together as one big nation, united in diversity. .............
Senate orders army to the North after Yobe school massacre
The Senate Defence Committee, chaired by Senator George Thompson Sekibo suspended budget hearings to pass a resolution which ordered the Nigerian Army to the North East.
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Kenneth Minimah was ordered to provide security for all schools and health institutions in the Boko Haram affected areas to include Maiduguri and Yobe.
Woolwich killers Adebolajo & Adebowale get life in prison
Daily Mail reports that the British-born men began shouting 'Allahu Akbar'and'You (Britain) and America will never be safe'in their sentencing at the court in Central London today. They certainly were bundled from the courtroom by several security guards following their violent outburst and the judge was forced to sentence them inside their absence.......
Nigerian man who stabbed his partner while she was in bed bags 12 years
Esther Abegunde, 33, told her husband of ten years that their marriage was over and moved into a spare room on February 16th 2013. Abegunde attacked her with the knife after he discovered why she wanted to leave him. Oluwabusayo stabbed Esther in the chest, arm, and punctured her left lung, according to the Manchester Evening News. Continue...
Federal government increases passport charge by 50%
Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr. Adesina Ajayi, is gone..
Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr. Adesina Ajayi, is dead.
A statement from the Ondo State Government, signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Aderotimi Adelola, said the former Speaker died after a protracted battle with cancer of the urinary bladder.
Ajayi represented Odigbo Constituency 11 at the Ondo State House of Assembly and was 61 years old.
The statement read, “The late Speaker, during his life time was a bridge builder, a man of integrity and a reliable team player who placed the interest of the state above personal consideration.
Venezuela death toll rises to 13 as protests flare, US diplomats expelled, Pope appeals for reconciliation
Anti-government protesters in the Venezuelan capital burn rubbish and put up barricades. Access to the main avenues has been barred and traffic has slowed to a crawl. These blockades are the latest in a series of opposition protests in which 13 people have died. Demonstrators say they'll continue with their protests, until President Nicolas Maduro resigns.
Opposition leader Henrique Capriles is also demanding the government release protest leader Leopoldo Lopez and about a dozen student demonstrators, imprisoned on charges of inciting violence. He spurned an invitation to meet the president for talks.
Saudi Arabia to provide weapons from Pakistan to Syrian Rebels
Saudi source has announced on Sunday that Saudi Arabia is in the middle of negotiations with Pakistan regarding the purchase of anti-aircraft and anti-tank rockets in order to support Syrian rebels. For Saudi Arabia it is a way of helping Syria to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad.
Initially the US position on proving arms to the rebels was negative due to the fear of those weapons easily falling into the hands of extremists. However, due to the failure of Geneva peace talks, it seems that Washington is ready to reconsider their position.
3 Nigerian students Get death sentence for drug trafficking in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Justice Kamardin Hashim made the decision after the defence failed to raise doubt against Chigozie Patrick Umeohudo, 26, Nnaemeka Nwafor, 25, and Chibuike Collions Nnebedum, 24, by end of defence case.
“I find that the testimonies by the defence could not be trusted, a mere denial and purely fictitious.
No World Cup For Ike Uche, I don't think I need a player like that in the team. - Steven Keshi
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has closed the door on striker Ikechukwu Uche for the World Cup, saying he lacks tactical discipline.
Uche has been one of Nigeria’s reliable goal scorers and has scored 12 goals this season for Villarreal.
On Monday night, the striker returned to action after he was sidelined by injury for two weeks.
Abomination: SEE How Pastor Rapes Woman To ‘Cleanse Bad Luck’
“His appearance follows his arrest by the Ipid on February 21,” spokesman Moses Dlamini said in a statement.Continue after the break.
Ugly Accident On Benin-Airport Road, Edo State [Graphic Pics]
This is so SAD. The accident happened yesterday around 12noon along G.R.A, Airport Road, Benin City, Edo state.. The scene looks horrible and the Man Died after couple of minutes of shouting in agony.
15-Year-Old Student lost his life After Mysterious Thunder Strikes In Akwa Ibom
A final year student of the Western Annag Secondary Commercial School in Ukanafun, Ukanafun LGA of Akwa Ibom State, was at the weekend struck to death by a bolt of lightning.
Victor, 15, was an indigene of Nkek village.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Dangote Slashes The price of Cement At Kaduna Fair
Dangote Cement has slashed cement price in an ongoing promo at the Kaduna 35th International Trade Fair. Customers have the opportunity of buying the discounted product at the company’s pavilion, the company’s regional sales manager, Obasola Alo, said.
The new promo liberalises the extant policy where customers who intend to buy directly at factory price could only do so if they were buying trucks of cement.
“Two or more people can come together to buy 100 bags. We are partnering with Access Bank whose representatives are at the fair where customers can pay and get their product,” he said.
Ogun LP Crisis: Police Raid Daniel's House
The two parties involved in the alleged invasion of the Labour Party secretariat have been invited by the Ogun State Police Command and the onus rests on the Command to carry out its investigations and established the facts therein.
Jonathan/Amaechi Face-off Tears UNIPORT Alumni Apart
Culled from Leadership
The face-off between President Goodluck Jonathan and Rivers State governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has led to a disagreement within the leadership of the University of Port Harcourt Alumni Association as members of the executive committee of the association are divided over who to support.
The face-off between President Goodluck Jonathan and Rivers State governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has led to a disagreement within the leadership of the University of Port Harcourt Alumni Association as members of the executive committee of the association are divided over who to support.
While some members of the executive committee, led by the national president and former member of the House of Representatives, Hon Ike Chinwo are behind Amaechi, others led by the first national vice president, Chief Edward Ngene are queuing behind Jonathan.
SLS drags GEJ to court over suspension
The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi, has dragged President Goodluck Jonathan before an Abuja Federal High Court in a suit he filed to challenge his suspension from office.
In the application filed on his behalf by his lawyer, Kola Awodein, SAN, Sanusi is asking the court to restrain the President, the Attorney General of the Federation and the Inspector General of Police from giving effect to his purported suspension from office as the CBN governor, pending the determination of the suit.
Report predicts naira devaluation on Sanusi’s suspension
The naira is at risk of being devalued after President Goodluck Jonathan suspended the Central Bank Governor, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, last week, eroding confidence in monetary policy and sending the naira to a record low.
Bloomberg reported that the naira, which rose for the first time in six days on Monday, posted its biggest five-day drop in eight months last week.
The yield on Nigeria’s July 2023 dollar bond had its steepest one-day jump on record after Sanusi’s removal on February 20. The security has lost 2.3 per cent this year, compared with a 0.6 per cent drop in the JPMorgan Chase & Co. index of African sovereign debt.
Major Hamza Al-Mustapha launches NGO for Peace and Unity in Nigeria
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