when i was a boy,we use to be told that Weare the leaders of tomorrow;i am now aman....when will this dreams be fulfilled?instead,We are still being rulled by our forefathers.when will all this stop?Arise ooooh ye youths and claim your Rightwe are not longer gonna be rulled by ourgrandpa's anymore.This is our Rightclickmoore.blogspot.com — feeling ...
Thursday, 29 January 2015
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
New Greek Government Holds First Meeting
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (front rowC) and members of his government pose for agroup picture after the first meeting of the newCabinet in the parliament building in Athens,Jan. 28, 2015. New Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sayshe wants to reach a "fair, viable and mutuallybeneficial solution" with its internationallenders as he begins to reverse the austeritymeasures he says have led to a humanitariancrisis in his country.Tsipras said...
Minister predicts victory for Jonathan in Imo
The Minister of State for Education, Prof. ViolaOnwuliri, has said that President GoodluckJonathan will win in Imo State in the Februarypresidential election.This was contained in a statement by theminister’s assistant, Peter Osamgbi, on Tuesday.According to the statement, the ministeraddressed a group of professionals in Owerri,the Imo State capital.While fielding questions from the professionals,Onwuliri said President Jonathan had fulfilledhis...
Students sat for Hausa in 1961 WASSCE - Cambridge
The University of Cambridge Local ExaminationsSyndicate, now known as CambridgeAssessment, on Wednesday confirmed thatAfrican language papers, including Hausa, wereoffered for the West African School CertificateExamination in the Northern Region in 1961.The UK examination body, in a statement on itswebsite, also said that the number ofcandidates who sat for the WASSC Hausaexamination in 1961 was 152.Cambridge was responding to allegations thatthe results presented by the All ProgressivesCongress Presidential Candidate, Maj. Gen.Muhammadu Buhari...
Bird Flu now in 11 states – FG
The Federal Government on Wednesday saidthe H5N1 influenza virus, also known as birdflu, is now present in 11 states in Nigeria.It confirmed the presence of the virus in fourother states apart from the seven states earlierreported on January 22, 2015.The Minister of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, outlinedthe additional states to include Oyo, Jigawa,Gombe and Imo.He said the total number of birds exposed hadrisen to 232,385 with 51,444 mortalitiesrecorded.Details so...
LAMUDI OPENS IN 3 MORE COUNTRIES
Lamudi, the real-estate classifieds platform,has launched in three more countries inAfrica; Gabon, Angola and the Republic ofCongo. This brings up the total number ofcountries on Lamudi’s international networkto 52 spread across Asia, South America,Africa and the Middle East.Lamudi says the property sectors in thecountries are beginning to make the onlineswitch, creating demand for property listingservices like one offered by Lamudi.Co-founder and...
APPLE REPORTS RECORD BREAKING SALES IN 2015’S FIRST QUARTER
A pple grossed $74.6bn in revenue,and $18bn in profit in the firstquarter of 2015, the highest ever incorporate history, smashing a recordpreviously held by Russia’s Gazpromwith $16.2bn.According to a statement on Apple’swebsite, the results were fueled by all-timerecord revenue from iPhone and Mac salesas well as record performance of the AppStore. Apple sold 74.5 million units ofiPhone in the last quarter of 2014.Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO who himself...
MTN IS LEVERAGING AMAZON WEB SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE TO SERVE ITS CUSTOMERS
MTN Group yesterday, in Johannesburg,South Africa, announced it would be thefirst African company to offer Amazon WebServices (AWS) Direct Connect to businesscustomers across multiple countries on thecontinent.The new service will leverage the extensivefootprint of MTN’s Global MPLS network, toprovide customers with connectivitybetween their data centres or businessesand the AWS EU Ireland region. This willgive enterprises across Africa a dedicatedlink...
• President: I can’t be involved in anti- party activities
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterdaydisowned former Minister Labaran Maku,who claimed his support for dumping thePeoples Democratic Party (PDP) for AllProgressives Grand Alliance (APGA), sayinghe cannot be involved in anti-partyactivities. Maku contested for thegovernorship candidature in NasarawaState last year, but lostThe President said he had at no time hadany discussion or encourage him to joinanother party. He said in Lafia, NasarawaState yesterday that the PDP does notencourage anti-party activities and hewould never flout the party’s rules...
7 reason why buhari's result is fake/scam
My attention has been drawn to the release ofGeneral Muhammadu Buhari "certificate" andmany people were sending me pictures of thiscertificate. I thought that should finally end thebrouhaha about the ?#?BuhariGate?, but ontaking a better look and some little research, itwas obvious the certificate is a fraud.Look exactly like those ones produced byOluwole magicians!Now let's analysis the certificate in 5 bulletpoints:1. Observe that there is NECO...
Okonjo-Iweala's Response To Charles Soludo's “Buhari Vs Jonathan: Beyond the Election
For anyone who has not read ProfessorCharles Soludo’s article in the Vanguard(online version) on January 25 2015, Iwould encourage them to do so. It islittered with abusive and unbecoming language.It shows how an embittered loser in theNigerian political space can get so derailed thatthey commit intellectual harakiri by deliberatelymisquoting economic facts and maliciouslyturning statistics on their head to justify ahatchet job. We hope all the intellectuals in theinternational circles in which Professor Soludohas told us he flies around in will...
Sunday, 25 January 2015
20 Little Things You Can Do to Become Happier Today, Tomorrow & Forever
1) Wake up 30 minutes earlier each day. Enjoythe fresh air & avoid the mad rush.2) After you open your eyes, tell yourself todayis going to be another wonderful day.3) Sit on the bed and feel the ground. Then,think about your future/ long term goal. Tellyourself that today you are going to be one stepcloser to your dream.4) Check today’s schedule.5) Have your yummy breakfast.6) Before you leave the house, look into themirror once more and tell yourself you lookawesome.7) Smile to everyone you meet.8) Help at least 3 people without expecting...
Thursday, 22 January 2015
SHOCKING NEWS: THE EX- MUSLIM PRIEST SAID THAT ”ALL MUSLIM MUST CHANGE TO CHRISTIAN TO AVOID HELL FIRE”
While I was working in a muslim mosque asan imam, as a parish priest, I preach in myparish that Jesus Christ is not God, for me,God was only Allah, and I believed Allahnever got married, so no sons for Allah. So Ipreached there that Jesus is not God. Thensomebody ask me, who is Jesus?’’ from thecrowd. Maybe a muslim, but he asked me,who is Jesus?’’ I was preaching he is not God,but the question is who is he? To know whois Jesus? I read the entire...
Sunday, 18 January 2015
Kaduna Gov. Yero "Threatens" APC, El-Rufai Ahead Of Elections
Kaduna State governor Ramalan Yero hasbeen caught on tape allegedly addressinghis supporters and urging them to inflictviolence on the All Progressives Congressshould his team be affected during theelections.Premium Times reports that they haveobtained an audio recording of the Governorapparently addressing his supporters andthreatening violence against the APC and itsprominent member, former FCT Minister,Nasir El-Rufai.Speaking in the Hausalanguage, Governor Yero vowed swift“revenge” against anyone “born of woman”should they attack the PDP team...
Friday, 16 January 2015
NIGERIAN, FIVE OTHERS TO BE EXECUTED FOR DRUGS IN INDONESIA.
A convicted Nigerian drug trafficker isamong six drug offenders to be executedin Indonesia on Sunday. The Nigerian,38year-old Daniel Enemuo, alias Diarrssoubawas convicted in 2004.Indonesian authorities announced theexecution today. It will be the firstexecution under new President JokoWidodo.The planned executions were announcedby the Indonesian Attorney General’sOffice.Widodo, who took office in late October,signed off on the executions last month.He...
Friday, 9 January 2015
The Federal Government has said Nigerian troops have launched a serious offensive against the deadly Boko Haram sect in an attempt to reclaim Baga and other parts of Borno State overrun by the insurgents.
This was disclosed in a statement madeavailable to Punch in Abuja, by thecoordinator of the National InformationCentre, Mr. Mike Omeri.Boko Haram militants were said to haverazed at least 16 Borno State towns andvillages in new multiple attacks.According to Omeri, in recent days, there hasbeen heavy fighting between Boko Haramand Nigerian troops in some parts of BornoState, especially Baga.He explained that since the insurgents’ firstattack on Baga last weekend, security forceshave been on their tail, chasing them.He said: “ On Wednesday, a group...
In an authorized biography, Madam Eunice Aye Jonathan recalls why the president was christened Goodluck, clickmoore reveals.
Madam Eunice recalls that there was nothingspecial about the day on which Goodluck wasborn in Otuoke. His birth was however veryeasy compared to her other experiences withchildbirth.She says: “I often had prolonged labourduring childbirth, sometimes for up to aweek, and because of this, I usually had still-births. But when it was the turn of Goodluck,I delivered him the very day I started havinglabour pains. This surprised me”.Apart from this, Eunice, did not regard theday as extraordinary. According to her, thepeople of Otuoke went about their...
Boko Haram clash with troops in Damaturu
Kano - Boko Haram gunmen fought runningbattles with Nigerian troops on the streets of thenortheastern city of Damaturu on Friday, in anapparent reprisal attack after a recent raid on amilitant stronghold, residents told AFP."The gunmen arrived at around 7:30 pm (1830GMT), firing guns and shouting 'AllahuAkbar!' (God is greatest)," said Mukhtar Sani, astudent of the Yobe State University in the city.Troops intercepted the insurgents and AishatuBala, who lives nearby, added: "All the streetsare deserted. Everybody has moved indoors andall we hear...
Cameroon appeals for international military aid to fight Boko Haram
Yaounde - Cameroon's President Paul Biya hasappealed for international military help to fightIslamist militant group Boko Haram, which thisweek threatened to step up its cross-borderraids into the country from Nigeria.The Nigerian group is part of a "global"movement that has attacked Mali, the CentralAfrican Republic and Somalia in its drive toestablish its authority from the Indian Ocean tothe Atlantic, Biya said."A global threat calls for a global response. Suchshould be the response of the internationalcommunity, including the African Union...
Lampard moves to clear up ‘lies and nonsens
London - Frank Lampard on Friday moved toclear up "lies and nonsense" over his move toNew York City FC, confirming he will move to theStates after completing his loan deal withManchester City.Lampard issued a statement which said he doeshave an agreement in place with Major LeagueSoccer side New York and will move there atseason's end."I want to make it completely clear about mysituation as I have read a lot of lies andnonsense over the last few days," the statementsaid."When released from Chelsea last year at theend of my contract I signed a commitment...
APC presidential campaign timetable
Lagos - We bring you the campaign timetable ofthe All Progressives Congress presidentialcandidate, Muhammadu Buhari from January 10The campaign, which started on Wednesday hasseen Buhari visiting Rivers, Akwa Ibom, CrossRivers, Abia and Delta States.Enugu and Anambra (Awka/Onitsha)10th JanuaryEbonyi (Abakaliki) and Ondo (Akure) -12th JanuaryLagos and Ogun -13th JanuaryOsun (Osogbo) and Ekiti (Ado-Ekiti) -14th January- Oyo (Ibadan) and Kwara (Ilorin)15th JanuaryBenue (Makurdi) and Kogi (Lokoja) -16th JanuaryPlateau (Jos) and Niger (Minna) -17th...
BREAKING: Gunfire, heavy artillery heard near Damaturu
Damaturu - Shooting and heavy artillery firewere heard on the outskirts of Damaturu innortheastern Nigeria on Friday, a Reuterswitness said.No further details were immediately available.Suspected Boko Haram militants raidedDamaturu - the capital of Yobe state and 130km (80 miles) from Maiduguri, the capital of theIslamist fighters' Borno state stronghold - inearly December. The military used ground andair forces to repel th...
Nigeria races to get voter cards out for presidential election
Abuja - Five weeks before a presidentialelection, Nigeria's electoral commission said onFriday it has not yet finished printing the cardsthat voters will need to present at pollingstations.Of the cards that are ready, about 15 millionhave not yet been collected by voters,sometimes because of apathy or geographicalremoteness, said electoral commissionspokesman Kayode Idowu, while insistingeverything would be ready on time.Commission data showed no voter cards at allhad been delivered to Borno state, the regionworst hit by Boko Haram militants who...
Wednesday, 7 January 2015
Army alerts public to fake Facebook page
Abuja - The Nigerian Army has distanced itselffrom a fake Facebook account claiming torepresent the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. GeneralKTJ Minimah, reports Daily Post.In a statement issued on Monday, the Armythrough the Director of Army Public Relations,Brigadier-General Olajide Laleye, said thatsomeone was trying to defraud unsuspectingmembers of the public.The statement warned people to ignoreinformation found on the fake pa...
Fake Facebook account of Lagos police boss uncovered
Lagos - The Lagos State Police Command onTuesday said that it has uncovered a fakeFacebook account bearing the name of itsCommissioner, Kayode Aderanti.This is contained in a statement by the PoliceCommand’s Public Relations Officer, DSPKenneth Nwosu."The account in question which is 'CP KayodeAderanti’ was recently introduced by oneshadowy character as the authentic Facebookaccount of the Commissioner of Police, LagosState Command."It was introduced to members of the SocialNetwork with the intention of giving theimpression that images being displayed...
Can cellphones cause brain cancer?
Abuja - Swedes who talked on mobile orcordless phones for more than 25 years hadtriple the risk of a certain kind of brain cancercompared to those who used wireless phonesfor less than a year, a new study suggests.The odds of developing glioma, an oftendeadly brain cancer, rose with years andhours of use, researchers reported in thejournal Pathophysiology."The risk is three times higher after 25 yearsof use. We can see this clearly," leadresearcher Dr. Lennart Hardell told ReutersHealth in a telephone interview.His finding contrasts with the largest-everstudy...
African mobile phone growth to surge - study
Harare - Growth prospects for sub-SaharanAfrica’s mobile phone market are significant asover half the region's population does nothave access to a mobile phone.This is according to a Frost & Sullivan studycalled ‘Sub Saharan African Mobile End-userTrends'."The mobile penetration in the region isexpected to increase from 52% in 2012 to 79%2020. Overall, in terms of mobile phoneusage, SSA will be the fastest growing regionglobally over the next seven years," said theresearchers.The study has noted that because “more thanhalf of the population...
Somalia's Shabaab militants 'execute informers
Mogadishu - Somalia's Shabaab militants haveexecuted four people accused of spying for theUnited States, Ethiopia and the country'sinternationally-backed government, officialsand witnesses said.The executions by firing squad took place at asquare in the town of Bardhere, a Shabaabstronghold in Somalia's south-western regionof Gedo, late on Tuesday, and came a weekafter the US said it had killed the al-Qaeda-affiliated militants' intelligence chief in an airstrike."One of the spies worked with the CIA andfacilitated the killing of an al-Shabaabcommander,"...
Crash diets: a quick solution to your weight woes?
With the start of a new year comes the age-old resolution to lose weight, and more oftenthan not the goal is to shed the kilos fast.Crash diets come with the promise of "a newyou in no time" and according to the experts,it may deliver – but not without some serioushealth risks. This is because most of thesediets require fasting and the elimination ofvirtually all carbs.Why rapid weight loss is not really weightlossIf you think you're dropping 5 kilograms of fatin just 5 days, think again! Dr Ingrid VanHeerden, a registered dietician and alsoHealth24's...
2 000 traffic offenders prosecuted during Christmas
Onitsha - Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshalof Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), said onTuesday that the commission's mobile courthad jailed five motorists for violating trafficrules during the Christmas celebration.Oyeyemi spoke after inspecting traffic flowbetween both ends of the Niger Bridgebetween Onitsha in Anambra and Asaba inDelta.The corps marshal also said that over 2 000others were arraigned before the court set upto prosecute traffic offenders nationwide."As at December, about 2 000 offenders werearraigned before mobile courts and I...
Tuesday, 6 January 2015
13 killed in Bauchi auto crash
Abuja - Thirteen people have lost their liveswhile four others have sustained injuries in amotor accident along the Bauchi-Jos Road inthe Toro Local Government Area of BauchiState.The accident, which occurred around 5 p.mlast night, allegedly occurred when amotorcyclist crossed the highway carelesslyand caused two vehicles to collide whileattempting to avoid him, Vanguard reports.Haruna Mohammed, Police PR Officer of theBauchi State Command, confirmed theincident and revealed that the two vehiclesinvolved were a Toyota Sharon bus and awhite Opel...
Buhari kicks off presidential rally on Tuesday
Port- Harcourt - The presidential candidate ofthe All Progressives Congress (APC),Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday kick offhis presidential campaign at the Uyo TownshipStadium, reports The Sun.The rally would be attended by APC elders,chieftains and supporters from across thecountry.During the rally, the party will also present theparty’s flag to the governorship standard-bearer of the party in the state, Umana OkonUma...
OBJ’s meeting with Yoruba women unsettles PDP
Abeokuta - A meeting convened by formerPresident Olusegun Obasanjo,with all Iyalodesand concerned women from all states in theSouth-West geo-political zone of the country,may have sent jitters down the spine of theruling Peoples Democratic Party,( PDP), reportsThisDay.The meeting, which is scheduled to hold onMonday at Obasanjo’s Presidential HilltopResidence, Abeokuta, is not unconnected withthe February general elections.While the objective of the meeting is notknown, the leadership of Peoples DemocraticParty (PDP) in the South-west is notcomfortable...
Search area shifts slightly for crashed AirAsia plane
Pangkalan Bun - The search operation forAirAsia Flight QZ8501 will spread slightlyeastward on Tuesday as the weather andcurrents drag wreckage in that direction, thehead of Indonesia's rescue agency said.Bad weather has made it difficult to locateparts of the plane and recover the 125 bodiesthat are still missing, said National Search andRescue Agency's director of operation SuryadiB Supriyadi.There were 162 passengers and crew on theAirbus 320 when it crashed on 28 December.So far, 37 bodies have been recovered."Time is of the essence ... but...
Monday, 5 January 2015
Rivers State mourns Jonathan's sibling
Abuja - Rivers State Governor, ChibuikeAmaechi, has condoled with PresidentGoodluck Jonathan and his family over thedeath of the former's younger sister, NancyJonathan-Olei.According to a statement signed by DavidIyofor the Chief Press Secretary to Amaechi,the Governor said people of Rivers shared thepain of losing a loved one.“We understand the pain and grief of losing aloved one. The pain of an untimely death isimmeasurable, and we pray that God grantsthe President and the entire family of thebereaved the strength and fortitude to bearthis irreparable...
Captain fantastic rescues Liverpool in FA Cup
London - Captain Steven Gerrard scored twiceto rescue Liverpool from FA Cupembarrassment and lead them into the fourthround after a tricky 2-1 win at fourth tier AFCWimbledon on Monday.In the night's other Cup match, PremierLeague strugglers Burnley fought back from agoal down at Turf Moor to draw 1-1 withTottenham Hotspur and force a replay todecide who then takes on Leicester City.Liverpool will move on to play second tierBolton Wanderers in the next round but onlyafter a night of living dangerously withdetermined League Two opponents who lookedfar...
69 hurt when trains collide in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro - At least 69 people wereinjured late on Monday when two commutertrains collided in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state,authorities said.The accident occurred around 20:20 (22:20GMT) when one of the trains, which hadstopped at a station, was rammed frombehind by another on the same track, said Riostate Transportation chief Carlos Osorio. The accident took place in the town ofMesquita, outside Rio de Janeiro, and therewere no reports that the injuries were serious,O Globo network said.The injured were treated on the scene ortaken to the...
Nigeria ripe for e-voting: Unilorin deputy VC
Abuja - The time is right for Nigeria to adoptelectronic voting for the conduct of generalelections, University of Ilorin Deputy VC Prof.Yisa Fakunle has said, Daily Trust reports.According to Fakunle, the voting system is"simple" and the university would be willing toassist Government in this regard. The university recently held elections for newexecutives of the Postgraduate Students'Association (POGSASS) and has said that if aunit within a country is successful at applyingthe new technology, there is no reason whythe country as a whole cannot...
Libya strike on tanker draws Greek anger
Benghazi - Libya's internationally recognisedgovernment said on Monday that its aircraftbombed an oil tanker off the Islamist-heldport of Derna, killing two crewmen anddrawing condemnation from Greece.A spokesperson for the Libyan government'sarmed forces said the tanker was hit onSunday after it refused to stop for checks onits cargo which had raised suspicions.But the Greek government said the vessel wasplying a long standing route under contract tothe Libyan state oil company and demandedprosecution of those responsible for thedeaths of the...
Virginity...A sign of Dignity
I often hear people make statements like “youare a virgin because you lack opportunity” andI will like to correct that notion first beforeany further statement.Virginity is a sign of dignity and never ever alack of opportunity especially for those whoknow what it means to be a virgin.Please this paper is strictly for the singles orlet me say the unmarried people at such ourdiscussion covers all your life before the “Yes IDo”. We have heard and got so many ideas onthe issue of virginity, as a matter of fact theterm virginity is not a new topic in...
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