56 Million Nigerians Are Illiterate –Ezekwesili

Former Minister of Education, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili says report has revealed that 56 million Nigerians are still illiterate and cannot read and write.

She spoke at the 3rd Lagos State Education Summit at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, southwest Nigeria on Tuesday. The summit has the theme: Qualitative Education in Lagos State:…

BREAKING NEWS: Sir Alex Ferguson Retires As Man Utd Manager

After 26 and a half successful years as coach of Manchester United, the club have announced that Sir Alex Ferguson will retire at the end of the current season. He retires as their longest serving coach and also the current longest serving coach in English football.The 71 year old Scotsman has won 38 trophies in all competitions in his time at Old…

Jonathan Gives Anti-Corruption Task To New Head Of Service

 

Passing on the task- Jonathan welcomes Aji after swearin in

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NEW HEAD OF CIVIL SERVICE OF THE FEDERATION, ALHAJI BUKAR GONI AJI TAKING OATH OF OFFICE BEFORE PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN IN ABUJA ON MONDAY

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday tasked the…

BREAKING NEWS: Prophet T.O. Obadare is dead

News making the round is that Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) leader, Prophet Timothy Oluwole Obadare is dead.

The man of God reportedly died today.

…more details later

Islamist Group Executes 7 Foreign Hostages in Bauchi

*The Nigeria and British government operation lead to the death of all the seven Christians foreigners. – Jama’atu Ansarul Musilimina Fi Biladis Sudan.

Nigeria-based Islamist group Ansaru said on Saturday it had killed seven foreign hostages it seized on February 7 from a construction company in Nigeria, SITE Monitoring Service said.

The group issued a statement in Arabic and English on an affiliate of the…

BREAKING NEWS: Venezuela President Hugo Chavez is dead

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has died, his vice-president has announced.

Mr Chavez had not appeared in public since he returned to Venezuela last month after cancer treatment in Cuba.

An emotional Nicolas Maduro made the announcement on Tuesday evening, flanked by leading Venezuelan political and military leaders.

Earlier, he said the 58-year-old Venezuelan leader had a new, severe respiratory infection and had entered “his most difficult…

Another Man Gunned Down In LASU

Lagos state University (LASU) has become the most popular higher institution over night with the level of cultism, killings and fighting going on in d school….ForumCitizens learnt another man was just gunned down in LASU,this started happening as a result of the merciless death that befell the popular Afropop musician(Damino Damoche)..

Details later…

Construction Workers Kidnap: 5 British Military Planes Arrive In Nigeria

An attempt to rescue abducted seven expatriates working with SETRACO Construction Company in Jama’are local government area of Bauchi State might be under way. Five British jet bombers yesterday arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.Media exclusively sighted the bombers which were parked at the international wing of the airport.

The foreign workers, who included five Lebanese, a Briton and an Italian, were…

NJC Sacks 2 Judges

The National Judicial Council  (NJC) has recommended the immediate retirement of  some judges after an emergency meeting of the body late last night.

Close sources to the meeting said two judges are in the blackbook.

They are Justice Thomas D. Naron and Justice Charles Archibong.

But another source said Justice Abubakar Talba who gave the scandalous judgement in the case of the multi-billionaire pension thief, Yakubu Yusuf, asking him to pay a…

‘Nigeria is not impressed by Kim Kardashian’ – Yahoo! News reports

I knew sooner or later this was gonna be global news. And here we have it!

This is what Yahoo! News reports on the whole Kim Kardashian vs Nigeria saga:

Kim Kardashian?went to?Nigeria?to promote a party. Stop, we can feel your eye roll from here. That said, we were wondering what her reception was like and (surprise?) it appears Nigerians dislike…