My Nigeria…

Duly accredited journalists attached to the Ekiti Government House were assaulted in order to intimidate them to keep silent about witnessing pre-election ballot stuffing taking place at the Government house on the eve of the April 24th, re-run election. Video Below:

The journalists shown in the video are:
Itobo Ofem – Verite Newspapers (based in Rivers State)
Gospel [...]

The Nigerian Bar Assocition has advised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to appeal against the verdict of the Court of Appeal in Kaduna over the James Ibori’s case.
The appellate court had held that suspects were better tried in places where they committed the offence.
But the NBA said the development could have negative effect [...]

True to the speculation which has been making the round for sometime, former Minister of Works, Chief Tony Anenih, has emerged Chairman of the Board of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA).
The Federal Government announced the reconstitution of the governing boards of some federal institutions and agencies yesterday.
A statement from the office of the Secretary to [...]

ABUJA—The Police Authorities have engaged services of 21 seasoned lawyers to engage the pioneer Chairman of EFCC, Mr Nuhu Ribadu in an on-going legal battle ignited by him to reverse his dismissal from the Nigeria Police Force.
The police made the disclosure on a day Ribadu described as unfortunate the statement credited to the Police [...]

Does the President-elect of America, Barack Obama, have roots in Nigeria? The Obama community in Rivers State says yes, claiming that the great-great-great grandfather of the next US President, who assumes office tomorrow, is their “kith and kin”.
The community, which is in present-day Bakana in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, said the name [...]

MIXED reactions have continued to trail the surprise visit by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to his former boss, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo at his Abeokuta home, Monday.
The former Vice-President, with Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola of Osun State, who President Olusegun Obasanjo described as the “facilitator” held a closed door meeting with the former President which lasted about [...]

The Federal Government has rescinated its decision to suspend the execution of the $8.5billion contract for the rehabilitation of the Nigeria Railways.
Minister of Transport, Alhaji Ibrahim Isa Bio, said the government had now decided that the project cannot be abandoned at this stage and as such should be reactivated.
A statement signed by the Assistant [...]

THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in collaboration with the Lagos State Government has begun investigation into the discovery of a fake brand of paracetamol syrup in the market that is capable of causing kidney failure and, ultimately, death in children.
However, the authorities declined to give the name of the [...]

I personally think private education is better than a public one, in fact it is one of my dreams to purchase my Secondary School from the FGN.
Either way, point is while these guys are doing good for their students, where did they get the money to set up the schools in the first place?
Abubakar, Babangida [...]

Bisi swears by this story… She says in happened in 1992  or 1993.
Anyway, in 1986, Segun Bankole visited Yankari game reserve.
On a hike through the bush, he came across a young lion cub (about 18-20 months old) limping on 3 legs. The lion seemed distressed, so Segun approached it very carefully. He got down on [...]