JAMBOREE: It’s time to question the relevance of JAMB

by Alexander O. Onukwue If the intention of the authorities at JAMB was to restructure the process of gaining admissions into tertiary institutions in the country, it is fair to say they have only gone and pulled more blocks from the building. But the total collapse of Nigeria’s education is not imminent. However, it has... Read More

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JAMB, University

August 24, 2017

Hillary Clinton slams Trump’s proposed military transgender ban

by Adedotun Michael Former Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton has slammed Donald Trump’s proposed ban on allowing transgenders to serve in the military. Clinton’s response through a tweet followed VoteVets.org, an acclaimed nonpartisan and political organization dedicated to advocating for military families and education, which tweeted a strong opposition to the proposal earlier today. The... Read More

Donald Trump

donald trump, Hillary Clinton, Transgender ban

August 24, 2017

Trump lashes out at former National Intelligence Director, Clapper

As President Trump continues to use his afternoon to pour the content of his heart and throws jabs at his critics and oppositions, former National Intelligence boss, James Clapper is the latest target of Trump’s ire. The President who had earlier taken a swipe at house speaker, Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell... Read More

Donald Trump

donald trump, James Clapper, National Intelligence Director

August 24, 2017

Why the new JAMB standards will be defective to the standard of public service

by Alexander O. Onukwue The Not Too Young To Run bill has barely passed as an amendment of the Constitution but it may already require another bill to support it so it does not turn out to be a harm to itself. In the campaigns for the passage of the bill in the National Assembly,... Read More

Story of the day

JAMB, public service, standards

August 24, 2017

Trump expresses sadness over McConnell and Ryan’s failure

by Adedotun Michael President Donald Trump has expressed his unhidden disappointment at House speaker, Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell’s failure to ensure the passage of bills conveying some of his core agendas. Writing on his Twitter handle, the President stressed, “I requested that Mitch M & Paul R tie the Debt Ceiling... Read More

Donald Trump

donald trump, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan

August 24, 2017

Will top foreign schools still take Nigerians for postgraduate programmes?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The good news from reducing the cut-off marks of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) could be that less Nigerian students will be seeking admissions in Benin Republic, Liberia and, particularly, Ghana, where about a billion dollars have been spent by Nigerian students on tuition. Yet, the move will also... Read More

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Cut-offs, foreign schools, JAMB

August 24, 2017

The costs and corruption of lowering JAMB cut-offs

by Alexander O. Onukwue Why has JAMB chosen to reduce the cut-off marks for admissions into universities, polytechnics, and other institutions? “They want to make money for the boys” was the view of Okhiria Agbonsuremi, on Raypower radio’s political platform, and his colleagues in the studio did not diverge much from that. All things considered,... Read More

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corruption, cost, Cut-offs, JAMB

August 24, 2017

Trump trolls media and Democrats in back to back tweets

by Adedotun Michael President Donald Trump seems to be experiencing a joyous and relaxed afternoon with different tweets coming from his Twitter handle. One of the notable tweets saw the President taking a swipe at his favourite recipient of lashing – the media as well as the opposition party – Democrats. The President trolled both... Read More

Donald Trump

Democrats, donald trump, Media, twitter.

August 24, 2017

Charlottesville: White supremacist, Christopher Cantwell surrenders to police

by Adedotun Michael Christopher Cantwell, one of those who participated in the White supremacists rally which took place in Charlottesville, Virginia has surrendered to the police. Cantwell gained prominence when he featured in a Vice documentary about the rally. Police at the University of Virginia, where the rally held on August 11, had issued warrants... Read More

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August 24, 2017

JAMB: Why ruin schooling? University education should not be compulsory

by Alexander O. Onukwue The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) announced this week a new guideline for cut-off marks for admission of students into tertiary schools in Nigeria. The lowering of the benchmarks for universities (now 120), polytechnics (110) and innovative enterprise institutions (100) has raised lots of dust in the media about what... Read More

Story of the day

cut off, education, JAMB, University

August 24, 2017

Kelly moves to reduce information available to Trump

by Adedotun Michael White House Chief of Staff, John Kelly has resolved to adopt a system used by previous administrations to limit internal competition in variance to the current free-for-all policymaking it peddles in a bid to recuse himself from the centre figure of every material passing through the oval office, Politico reports. The essence... Read More

Donald Trump

donald trump, John Kelly, Policy making

August 24, 2017

[The Activism Blog] UNICEF condemns rising wave of child suicide bombers in Nigeria

The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) has described as a great atrocity the usage of children especially girls by Boko Haram terrorists as suicide bombers in the North eastern part of Nigeria. In a statement on Tuesday from its Geneva head office, UNICEF said, “In the last few years and so far this year, the number... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

boko haram, Child suicide bombers, terrorism, UNICEF

August 24, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Reforming Nigeria’s defective Policing system

The Nigeria Police Force at the moment is not fulfilling its mandate of protecting the citizens. They have become a cesspool of corruption and impunity within the country and beyond. An example of this was the withdrawal of 120 police officers serving in the UN Congo Mission in September 2015 because of accusations that they... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Nigeria Police Force, reforms

August 24, 2017

Democrats expresses concerns over Trump’s mental capabilities

by Adedotun Michael In a new position of resistance to the Trump administration, California Democrats are raising concerns over President Donald Trump’s mental health and fitness for office, Politico reports. The various arguments With an erupting early talk of impeachment, questions about Trump’s stability have become the latest jibe following the President’s volatile responses to the violence... Read More

Donald Trump

Democrats, donald trump, Mental capabilities, Zoe Lofgren

August 24, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] The NBS report on the Nigerian Police is absolutely correct

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in a recent report tagged ‘Corruption in Nigeria – Bribery, as Experienced by the Population’, revealed that officers of the Nigeria Police Force are the most corrupt public officials in the country, with the highest percentage of bribe receipt... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

injustice, NBS, police

August 24, 2017

Trump and Mitch McConnell declare truce

by Adedotun Michael Despite reports of an ongoing feud after the Republican-led Senate failed to repeal and replace Obamacare, President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell have declared a truce, Breitbart reports. Mitch McConnell’s assurance McConnell while vowing to work together on tax reform, infrastructure, to keep the government open, to pass military spending, and... Read More

Donald Trump

donald trump, Mitch McConnell, truce

August 24, 2017

[The Church Blog] #SLC2017 Day 1 was indeed incredible (PHOTOS)

If all that happened yesterday at the Spirit Life Conference could be all for this year, it would still be regarded as a successful conference. From the uplifting praise and worship from the Lagos Metropolitan gospel choir to the special ministrations by Segun Obe, Onos Ariyo and Eno Micheals down to the deep ‘rhema’ delivered... Read More

Church Culture

Paul Adefarasin, spirit Life conference, The Church Blog

August 24, 2017

President Trump honours Vietnam War Hero, Donald Ballard

by Adedotun Michael President Donald Trump has expressed his great satisfaction and appreciation of the service of Donald E. Ballard during the Vietnam War. The President’s made the appreciation while delivering a speech the American Legion Convention in Reno, Nevada yesterday. While delivering his address at While delivering his address which had numerous veterans were... Read More

Donald Trump

Donald E. Ballard, donald trump, veterans

August 24, 2017

Trump signs veterans reform act into law

by Adedotun Michael President Donald Trump yesterday night while attending American Legion conference in Reno, Nevada signed the “Veterans Appeals Improvement and modernization act” into law. The President who disclosed this while marveling in the capacity to sign the act wrote on his Twitter handle, “A great honor to sign the Veterans Appeals Improvement &... Read More

Donald Trump

donald trump, Veterans Appeals Improvement and modernization act, Veterans Reforms Act

August 23, 2017

[The Church Blog] Major takeaways from Paul Adefarasin’s message at #SLC2017

Pastor Paul Adefarasin can preach a storm. Just give him the platform and he’s ready to fire on. He opened up the conference today with an explosive exhortation from II Corinthians 4:6-7 which he titled: It’s Your Time To Emerge. Here are the major takeaways from his session: Most billionaires didn’t start out searching for... Read More

Church Culture

house on the rock church, Paul Adefarasin, spirit Life conference

August 23, 2017

[The Church Blog] How Pastor Ifeanyi introduced Pastor Paul is just so magical #SLC2017

If we could count couples that makes our couple goals, Pastor Paul and Ifeanyi Adefarasin will definitely make the list. The kind of elegance and class that the both of them exude just keep one loving on them over and over again. Tonight at the Spirit Life Conference, Pastor Ifeanyi came up after the worship... Read More

Church Culture

Paul Adefarasin, spirit Life conference, The Church Blog

August 23, 2017

[The Church Blog] Can’t Make it to#SLC2017? There’s a Livestream broadcast

For those who can’t make it to House on the Rock for the Day 1 of the Spirit Life Conference, House on the Rock has made an arrangement for a Live stream. Watch below:

Church Culture

house on the rock, Paul Adefarasin, spirit Life conference 2017, The Church Blog

August 23, 2017

[The Church Blog] Spirit Life conference, Day 1 kicks off with uplifting worship #SLC2017

The long awaited Spirit Life Conference has finally kicked off and in grand style. For churches like House on The Rock, it won’t be a cliché statement to say their choristers are one of the best in Africa because to an extent they’ve earned it. How they always deliver every single time is so beautiful... Read More

Church Culture

house on the rock, Paul Adefarasin, spirit Life conference

August 23, 2017

Lesson: Not giving a Rat’s Ass is the Nigerian problem that needs attention

by Alexander O. Onukwue After Mallam Garba Shehu made the comment that rats had made the physical office of the president unfit for habitation, he basically went on and said he didn’t give a rat’s ass about the fuss over where the president worked. In Mallam Shehu’s words, “What is important is that the job... Read More

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ass, Nigerian, rat

August 23, 2017

Reuben Abati’s Villa demons, explained through the Villa rats

by Alexander O. Onukwue President Goodluck Jonathan really had a very good spokesperson in the brilliant Reuben Abati. That was well known before he assumed that role, and from his writings after five years at the Villa, he is also being appreciated better for his commentaries, a one-stop for political dialogues and analysis served with... Read More

Story of the day

Aso Rock Villa, Goodluck Jonathan, reuben abati, Villa demons, Villa rats

August 23, 2017

Trump slams Republican Senators in latest outburst

by Adedotun Michael President Donald Trump has once again descended heavily on GOP lawmakers in an expression of displeasure with the Filibuster Rule. In Trump’s view, the rule which was one of the citable notes in his last night rally speech in Phoenix and the cause of his Obamacare repeal failure – is a great... Read More

Donald Trump

donald trump, Filibuster Rule, GOP lawmakers, Republican Senators

August 23, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Who in the Police let suspected ritual killer, Ifeanyi Dike escape?

Ifeanyi Dike, a 23-year-old undergraduate student of Faculty of Science, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, who is alleged to have killed an eight -year-old girl, Victory Chikamso, has escaped from the custody of the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID of the Rivers State Police Command less than 72hrs after he was paraded. The escape... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

ifeanyi dike, Nigeria Police Force, ritual killer

August 23, 2017

First, hyenas, then rats: Unto the snakes next?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Senator Shehu Sani could not have envisaged the spiral he would be setting off when he made that Facebook post about hyenas and jackals in the second week of July. While President Buhari was still in London and the tide in the country seemed to be rising against Vice President Osinbajo from... Read More

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Hyenas, Jackals, rats, snakes

JAMBOREE: It’s time to question the relevance of JAMB

Hillary Clinton slams Trump’s proposed military transgender ban

Trump lashes out at former National Intelligence Director, Clapper

Why the new JAMB standards will be defective to the standard of public service

Trump expresses sadness over McConnell and Ryan’s failure

Will top foreign schools still take Nigerians for postgraduate programmes?

The costs and corruption of lowering JAMB cut-offs

Trump trolls media and Democrats in back to back tweets

Charlottesville: White supremacist, Christopher Cantwell surrenders to police

JAMB: Why ruin schooling? University education should not be compulsory

Kelly moves to reduce information available to Trump

[The Activism Blog] UNICEF condemns rising wave of child suicide bombers in Nigeria

[The Injustice Blog] Reforming Nigeria’s defective Policing system

Democrats expresses concerns over Trump’s mental capabilities

[The Injustice Blog] The NBS report on the Nigerian Police is absolutely correct

Trump and Mitch McConnell declare truce

[The Church Blog] #SLC2017 Day 1 was indeed incredible (PHOTOS)

President Trump honours Vietnam War Hero, Donald Ballard

[The Church Blog] Morning Devotion: Rejoice with others, you are next in line

Trump signs veterans reform act into law

[The Church Blog] Major takeaways from Paul Adefarasin’s message at #SLC2017

[The Church Blog] How Pastor Ifeanyi introduced Pastor Paul is just so magical #SLC2017

[The Church Blog] Can’t Make it to#SLC2017? There’s a Livestream broadcast

[The Church Blog] Spirit Life conference, Day 1 kicks off with uplifting worship #SLC2017

[The Church Blog] Abel Damina is saying something about divorce that we should pay attention to

Lesson: Not giving a Rat’s Ass is the Nigerian problem that needs attention

Reuben Abati’s Villa demons, explained through the Villa rats

Trump slams Republican Senators in latest outburst

[The Injustice Blog] Who in the Police let suspected ritual killer, Ifeanyi Dike escape?

First, hyenas, then rats: Unto the snakes next?

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