Rice Drops Bid for Secretary of State

WASHINGTON — Susan E. Rice, the ambassador to the United Nations, has withdrawn her name from consideration for secretary of state, in the face of relentless opposition from Republicans in Congress over her role in the aftermath of the deadly attack on the American Mission in Benghazi, Libya.

In a letter to President Obama, Ms. Rice said she…

Defense Secretary Panetta speaks on cyberwarfare #thecircuit

Panetta speaks on cyberwarfare: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday night that the Defense Department would be responsible for defending the country against a cyberattack, The Washington Post reported. Under new rules for cyberwarfare, Panetta said, the Pentagon would also defend private-sector companies against major attacks.

Panetta warned that attacks against Middle Eastern energy companies were the most destructive private-sector attacks to date and that those attacks…

Secretary General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Lateef Adegbite is dead

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The governor of Ogun State, in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Funmi Wakama on Friday, announced the death of Dr Adegbite, who was also the Seriki Musulumi and Baba Adini of Egbaland.

According to the statement, Dr. Adegbite “passed…

CPC, ACN leaders’ power sharing talks: el-Rufai may emerge secretary of new party •ACN to produce chairman

Written by Taiwo Adisa, Adelowo Oladipo(Minna) & Isaac Shobayo (Jos) Sunday, 03 June 2012

MOVES to ensure a merger of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and the Action Congress of Nigeria(ACN) ahead of the 2015 general elections appeared to have reached…

Joke of the Day: New Secretary

Two friends meet in the office of one of them, a notorious techo-geek.

“Hey, bud, how are ya?”

“I’m good. Congratulations, that new secretary of yours is beautiful!”

“Well, I’m glad you like her. Believe it or not, she’s a robot!

“No way, how could that be?”

“Way! She’s the latest model from Japan. Lemme tell you how she works. If you squeeze her left tit, she takes dictation….

How We Stole N32bn Pension Fund, by Permanent Secretary

How We Stole N32bn Pension Fund, by Permanent Secretary

Former permanent secretary at the Police Pension Fund, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Kigo,  under whose tenure N32.8 billion was pilfered from the fund by public officials, has opened up to investigators on how the theft was perfected.

He told them that he, alongside his conspirators, deliberately ignored the safeguard mechanism put in place by the…

Boko Haram Is a Response To Political Events in Nigeria-Johnnie Carson, U.S. Assistant Secretary of

Boko Haram Is a Response To Political Events in Nigeria-Johnnie Carson, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa

Two Republican lawmakers on Monday urged the United States to designate Nigeria’s Boko Haram as a terrorist group, warning not to be complacent against what they called a growing threat.

The appeal comes just after a senior US diplomat recommended against a terrorist label,…

This Day in History: A Proposal by the Joint Chiefs of Staff Suggesting That the U.S. Military Should Commit Acts of Terrorism in the U.S. and Blame it on Cuba is Presented to the Secretary of Defense

This Day In History: March 13, 1962

On This day in history, 1962, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman Lemnitzer, submitted a proposal to the Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, developed by the Joint Chiefs and the Department of Defense, outlining plans to commit various acts…

AFC general secretary Alex Soosay: ‘I am confident the match between Bahrain and Indonesia is above suspicion’

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) general secretary Alex Soosay says he is confident that there was no element of match-fixing in Bahrain’s 10-0 win over Indonesia in Wednesday’s third round 2014 World Cup qualifier in Manama.

Bahrain needed to win the game and hope Qatar lost in Iran, whilst turning over a nine-goal discrepancy in goal difference to progress.