‘Chinese is possible language of the future’ – Fashola defends planned introduction of Mandarin in Lagos public schools

by Isi Esene Governor Babatunde Fashola has given reasons for championing the introduction of Mandarin in Lagos public schools. He defended the initiative saying it is not to discourage the teaching of indigenous languages. He said it is to give pupils functional education in consonance with current global realities. Fashola who said this at the... Read More

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November 19, 2012

Ticker: Should we clap? Nigeria’s external reserves hit $46bn – CBN

Nigeria’s external reserves have risen to $45.68 billion, which is the highest in more than two years. Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, disclosed this at the 46th annual dinner of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), weekend, in Lagos. According to Sanusi, “as at close of business today... Read More

November 19, 2012

“I do not believe in God…” – Seun Kuti

by Isi Esene Seun, the last son of the Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has been known to say it exactly the way he thinks it is. It is therefore not surprising to hear him utter something a lot of Nigerians will consider blasphemous. In a recent interview, when asked about the existence of God... Read More

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November 19, 2012

TICKER: Whatever: ‘We are not losing sleep,’ PDP reacts to ACN-CPC merger

The national leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has again boasted that it would not lose sleep over the planned merger of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, and other opposition political parties ahead of the 2015 presidential election. The PDP, while noting that the proposed move was an action in... Read More

November 19, 2012

#NewsFlash: No negotiations with Boko Haram – President Jonathan discloses

by Chi Ibe Last night, President Jonathan disclosed in a media chat which was broadcasted to the nation that the Federal Government is not in negotiations with the terrorists Islamic sect, Boko Haram. This comes as a surprise to many Nigerians as there have been reports from the Federal Government here, here, here, and here... Read More

November 19, 2012

TICKER: Sickening: 30-year-old man rapes 14-month-old neice

It was another shocking sight at a residence in Jikwoyi, an Abuja suburb, where a man who simply gave his name as Mr. Peters, disclosed at the weekend, that his 30 year old younger brother raped his 14 months old daughter. According to sources, the mother of the child normally leaves the baby, name (withheld)... Read More

November 19, 2012

TICKER: 111-year-old blind woman burnt to death on suspiscion of witchcraft in Benue

Tragedy struck in Adamgbe community of Mbayongo in Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue state when a middle aged man identified as Tyoakaa Ijoho set ablaze, in a round hut, a 111 years-old blind woman known as Mama Martha Igyuse Bonka. This is the second time, in recent time, that pandemonium will break out in... Read More

November 19, 2012

Church pastor killed by gunmen in Borno, police inspector assassinated in Bauchi

by Isi Esene A police inspector and a retired pastor were yesterday gunned down by unidentified men. The inspector, identified as Babangida Danbaba, who is attached to the Bauchi State Government House, was said to have been trailed by his assailants just after observing his morning prayers in a mosque along Nasarawa road. Residents of... Read More

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November 19, 2012

‘Stop playing stone age politics’ – PDP Youth Circuit denounces Bola Tinubu over Babajide Obanikoro

by Isi Esene The Youth Circuit of the Peoples Democratic Party are threatening fire and brimstone over what it described as the “desperate antics” of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to deny Ibrahim Babajide Obanikoro his mandate. Obanikoro was returned by the election tribunal on the 4th of October as chairman of Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA... Read More

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November 19, 2012

Shocking: Reuters reveals videos showing ‘the killing of unarmed men by Nigerian solidiers”

by Isi Esene An international news agency, Reuters, has revealed that it is in possession of a video purportedly taken by a Nigerian soldier showing the killing of unarmed men in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Reuters reported on Sunday that the unnamed soldier as saying that he was present when the soldiers shot the... Read More

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November 19, 2012

You’re a hypocrite: President Jonathan’s special assistant goes on the offensive against El Rufai on Twitter

by Akan Ido The social media cold-war between the special assistant to the president, Reno Omokri, and the former FCT minister, Nasir el-Rufai, is getting a little more intense as Omokri during the weekend took it to the next level. He fired a number of tweets specifically directed at El Rufai casting doubts on his... Read More

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