Is the prediction that Nigeria will disintegrate by 2015 coming to reality?

HOW has Nigeria degenerated to this low level of animal behaviour of killing one another across the country? Nigerian leaders appear helpless. When as a people we collectively surrendered our sovereignty to the state to take care of all, it is the expectation that the state will protect us all. It will act in the best interest of all of us. Nigerians are afraid of their safety in almost every part of the country and the North East in particular. At a time, many well meaning Nigerians thought that the problem was about corruption and power failure, but now insecurity has taken over.

With what is happening nation wide, killings, kidnappings

Onitsha stands still as MASSOB members protest

ONITSHA — Commercial activities and vehicular movements were paralyzed for hours, Tuesday, in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State following a peaceful demonstration by over 1000 members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Brafia, MASSOB, to rehearse their proposed June 8 sit-at-home order.

Apparently to ensure the success and active participation of all Igbo citizens at home and in diaspora during the exercise, the MASSOB

Actor Emeka Ossai surprises wife with 2011 Honda Crosstour

 Nollywood actor Emeka Ossai surprised his wife and mother of his twins, Jumai Ossai, with a 2011 Honda Crosstour worth over N5million

Bayern coach celebrates 1,000 games

Bayern Munich head coach Jupp Heynckes acknowledges the crowd ahead of his 1,000th Bundesliga appearance.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Bayern Munich boss becomes second man to reach 1,000 Bundesliga games
Jupp Heynckes' celebrates with 6-1 victory over Werder Bremen in front of home fans
Win puts Bayern 18 points clear at the top of the German league table with 11 games to go
Heynckes rests key players ahead of cup clash with second-placed champions Dortmund

David Beckham retires from football

 David Beckham made an immediate impact at Paris Saint-Germain, with victories in his first two
The career of David Beckham
Former England captain David Beckham retires from football
The midfielder played 115 times for his country between 1996 and 2009
Beckham played for Manchester United, Real Madrid, AC Milan and LA Galaxy
The 38-year-old most recently played for French champions Paris Saint-Germain

Meals inspired by ancestors satisfy appetite, combat obesity, diabetes – STUDY

A new clinical study by Unilever scientists have shown that meals rich in nutrients and fibre inspired by palaeolithic ancestors are better at satisfying the appetite than a regular meal and could also help combat obesity and even type 2 diabetes.

The study compared two meals using readily available ingredients, a healthy modern meal and a palaeolithic age-inspired meal, so called because its composition mirrors a range of foods of our ancestors would have had easy access to. Both contained the same amount

Oh My! Check out Monique's dramatic weight loss...

The 45 year old comedienne and Oscar winning actress has lost so much weight over the last few years, going from almost 300pounds to 215pounds. Monique says she didn't have surgery just good ol' exercise. Below is what she said on a radio programme recently.

Yvonne Nelson shows off bikini body

The actress shared the photo on her Instagram page today. Nice bod!

Manchester United Fans Contribute Money To Buy Back Ronaldo

After a weekend of goodbyes to iconic figures Sir Alex Ferguson and Paul Scholes, Manchester United fans might be saying hello again to Cristiano Ronaldo - if they themselves can find the money.

A small band of Australian-based United supporters have created a website where fans can help raise funds to bring back their old favourite, who has a £100million buyout clause, from Real Madrid.
The 'BringRonaldoHome' movement has already received thousands of pledges to buy a United shirt with Ronaldo on it - however it needs 10 million to donate a tenner for this target to be reached.

Tonto Dikeh shows off hot bikini body in Glitz magazine

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Secondary School Students Produce Transistor Tester

Most students run away from science and technology classes because they find it difficult to use some of the complex devices during practicals.

To help this set of students, three students of St Luke’s College Jos, Plateau State, Ishaku Yohanna, Shutt Noro and Olawuyi Toyin have come up with a transistor tester which they say is very easy to use and does not require a lot of technical know-how.
They spoke with Vanguard Learning in Lagos. Excerpts:
“A transistor tester is an instrument used for testing

Family of 3 escapes death as mast falls on building

                                         The collapsed mast.

AWKA — A FAMILY of three, a couple and their only daughter, narrowly escaped death, Tuesday night, when a communication mast pulled down by rainstorm landed on their house at Udoka Housing Estate in Awka, Anambra State.

The couple, Mr. Joseph Eze, his wife, Veronica and an unnamed daughter, had gone to bed after dinner when the mast still under construction, fell and hit the roof of their bungalow, destroying the house as well as the walls of nearby buildings and some electric poles.

Eze said: “We were sleeping around 10 p.m

Time to end corporal punishment in schools

“Our teacher punishes us very hard. He makes us go down on our knees over small stones or bottle screw tops for over one hour. He flogs us always over little things”

—Anonymous 13- year-old JSS3 pupil

In 2012, a teacher, Mrs. Njideka Imoka, reportedly flogged her pupil, Chidinma Ukachukwu, to death. The girl was a pupil of St. John of God Secondary School Awka, Anambra State. Her offence: She refused to do her assignment. In Osun State, Joshua Ajayi, a pupil of Geometry International Group of Schools was allegedly beaten to death by his teacher over a case of truancy. The killer teacher is still facing trial. In Port Harcourt, Rivers State a 13-year-old student of Shiloh Hills Remedial and Advanced College was allegedly flogged till he slumped and died by his principal, Mr. Chudi Nwoko.

Welcome to the world of Nigeria’s wicked educators.

State of emergency: Northern leaders in crucial meeting

Alarmed by the grim prospects of the declaration of a state of emergency by the Presidency in five of their states, Northern elders are converging on Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, with a view to taking far-reaching decisions to halt such a move, which they see as punitive.

Meanwhile as the northern leaders were putting heads together to come up with a decision, the 36 state governors under the aegis, Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, yesterday, urged President Goodluck Jonathan to ignore those agitating for state of emergency in some troubled states.

There were reports that the Presidency was

Facebook friends disagree with Jonathan over emergency rule

  

                                                  Facebook friends disagree with Jonathan over emergency rule
 
Several Facebook friends of President Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday, described the state of emergency rule declared in Adamawa, Borno and Yobo states as “partial.”

Although the majority of them applauded the President for taking the decision, they said the presence of political office holders in the affected states might undermine the effectiveness of the measure.

They argued that the political office holders in the states should step down pending the time that normalcy will return to their respective domains.

Chelsea claim last-gasp Europa League triumph

AMSTERDAM (AFP) – A 93rd-minute header from Branislav Ivanovic gave Chelsea a stunning 2-1 victory over Benfica in the Europa League final on Wednesday as the London club claimed the trophy for the first time in heart-stopping fashion.

The game in Amsterdam seemed destined for extra time after Fernando Torres’ superb 60th-minute opener for Chelsea was cancelled out by an Oscar Cardozo penalty, only for Ivanovic to net a dramatic winner with a looping header in stoppage time.

Club captain John Terry sat the game out with an ankle injury, but just as he had done after last season’s Champions League final, which he missed through suspension, he donned his full kit to lift the trophy alongside fellow Chelsea stalwart Frank Lampard.

Ijegun fire victims get N81m

LAGOS — Lagos State Government has commenced the disbursement of N81 million relief fund to the 233 victims of the 2008 Ijegun fire disaster in Ikotun-Igando Local Council Development Area, LCDA.

General Manager of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osayintolu, said this at the presentation of the list of the affected victims in Alausa, Ikeja.

Oke-Osayintolu said that the entire victims had been divided into four categories: A, B, C and D based on the degree of lose suffered during the disaster.

Reject emergency rule, ACN urges N’Assembly

                                                 Action Congress of Nigeria

The Action Congress of Nigeria has advised the National Assembly to reject President Goodluck Jonathan’s declaration of a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states.

The opposition party, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, described the President’s decision as “lacking in original thinking.”

It said the Boko Haram crisis would have ended a long time ago if the use of force was capable of ending it.

“We hereby reject the declaration of emergency rule in the three states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, and we call on the National Assembly to also

Lagos introduces technical education in primary schools

LAGOS — Lagos State Government, through the State Technical and Vocational Education Board, LASTVEB, is to introduce technical and vocational education to primary and junior secondary schools.

Speaking at the ministerial briefing to mark the second anniversary of the second term in office of Governor Babatunde Fashola, Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, said the decision was taken to increase the awareness on the importance of technical and vocational education, which she said was the answer to employment challenges.

Muslim students fault Lagos on Hijab

The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, Lagos State chapter, on Wednesday said it was not part of any decision on the use of Hijab in Lagos State public schools as claimed by the government.

Commissioner for Education, Mrs Olayinka Oladunjoye, was reported in the media to have said the decision not to allow the use of Hijab, except for prayers, was a consensus reached at a meeting chaired by the Commissioner for Home Affairs and Culture Mr Oyinlomo Danmole and attended by stakeholders, including MSSN.

‘Mouth organ’ sellers take over highways

                                                  Roasted corn

The CRV utility car was on a very high speed. Suddenly, the driver applied the brakes and started reversing the car. When he finally stopped, the driver, who spotted a French suit, alighted from the car, with a carriage suggesting that he was the owner of the automobile.

He beckoned on one of the maize sellers along the Karu/Nyanya Expressway. After some bargaining, he left with five cobs of maize wrapped inside old sheets of newspaper before it was later put inside a polythene bag.

Soon, some other road users came around to buy the same farm produce. While the majority of them preferred the roasted ones, others went for the fresh ones which they would cook with beans.

Soldiers storm Borno,Yobe, Adamawa

LAGOS—Troops, yesterday, moved into Yola, Adamawa State capital and Maiduguri, capital of Borno State, barely 24 hours after President Goodluck Jonathan declared a State of Emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states in response to Boko Haram insurgency which has claimed several lives and destroyed many property.

Residents and journalists saw military trucks carrying over 2000 soldiers into Yola and Maiduguri, yesterday, in compliance with the president’s orders. The military launched the first phase of its campaign to secure the country’s borders and flush out all terrorists and insurgents from the northern states.

Painkillers can kill your libido

                                                        Chronic pain

The average Nigerian is a doctor, even if he never went beyond the elementary school. To get a free and unsolicited drug prescription, just complain of one ailment and the drug referrals begin to flow like a deluge.

People don’t just prescribe drugs or home remedies for others, they also “treat” themselves whenever what they consider manageable health issues crop up. Consequently, by the time many people finally think of seeking professional help, they are almost ready for the morgue.