NIGERIAN PRESIDENT SACKS CHIEF OF POLICE

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Goodluck Jonathan forces police chief and six deputies to retire, saying Boko Haram has infiltrated security services.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked the chief of police and his six deputies, a week after the main suspect in a Christmas Day bomb attack escaped from police custody. Jonathan has been heavily criticised for not

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE,......................

I do not know whether the hearts of the police officers involved in the transferring of Kabiru Umar (a.k.a. Kabiru Sokoto) the alleged mastermind of a Christmas Day church bombing in Madalla, Niger state, that claimed at least 44 lives, are disturbed or not by the fantasy of his escape and their conscience pricked or not by the circumstances surrounding his break away.

It is impossible to reconcile the level of preparedness of the police in terms of

SANITATION, A KEY TO HEALTHY LIVING

More people today are affected by the negative impacts of poor sanitation than by wars, terrorism, natural disasters and weapons of mass destruction all combined. This is due to the fact that majority of the world’s prevailing  and well reported diseases globally such as Malaria, Typhoid, Cholera, Schistosomiasis, Diarrhea, Trachoma, Intestinal

FOR HOW LONG WILL THEY CONTINUE TO FOOL US?

We have trended this path for so long and we have been patient enough, watching the high level of heartlessness of our leaders, taking note of their prodigal and superfluous spending and observing their exorbitant mismanagement. There is no country in the world that can take all these from their leaders; it is only in Nigeria that things like this happens. Can a reasonable government wakes up in a day and increase the price of an essential commodity over a 100%? That’s just BARBARIC, DEVILISH, SATANIC, ANIMALISTIC

JONATHAN, SAMBO, OKONJO-IWEALA MEET LABOUR LEADERS

Abuja (AFP) – Labour leaders entered their first talks with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday since a four day old nationwide strike began and after oil workers vowed to shut down crude production.

More than a dozen labour leaders entered talks with President Jonathan, Vice President Namadi Sambo, Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, Senate President David Mark and Seven state governors.

NLC VS FG * STALEMATE

As the strike moves on to the third day, tension increases, the peaceful Nigerians I used to know before are no longer the peaceful Nigerians that I am seeing now. Both the young and the old occupied major roads, rally centres and others across the country, most especially in Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Kano etc clamouring for the same thing – government should revert the pump price of PMS, this is the very first time in history Nigerians are coming out in mass to protest for their right and dignity. From all indications both the government and the masses are standing by their words, government says it won’t revert while the masses say strike goes on. Somebody needs to bend for peace to resign, who will that be? Is it the government or the masses? Or both the government and the masses? Until then the

NLC STRIKES, DAY ONE

WHAT IS THE SITUATION OF THINGS IN YOUR AREA? PLEASE, KINDLY SHARE WITH US

FUEL SUBSIDY REMOVAL: PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN'S SPEECH

Dear Compatriots: 1.     A week ago, I had cause to address Nigerians on the security challenges we are facing in parts of the country, which necessitated the declaration of a state of emergency in 15 Local Government Areas in four states of the Federation. That course of action attracted widespread support and a demonstration of understanding. With that declaration, government had again signaled its intention to combat terrorism with renewed vigour and to assure every Nigerian of safety.

2.    The support that we have received in the fight against terrorism from concerned Nigerians at home and abroad has been remarkable. We believe that it is with such continued support that progress can be made on national issues. Let me

NLC, TUC VS FG

The two umbrella labour organisation in the country – the Nigeria labour congress (NLC) and the trade union congress (TUC), called for a nationwide strike starting from Monday January 9, 2012 to put pressure on the federal government to reverse its decision removing the subsidy on premium motor spirit also known as petrol, and revert the price of the product to ₦65 per litre.

Back in the days of the former President (CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO) and the days of

PRESIDENCY PRESENTS NEW YEAR`S GIFT

While Nigerians were still in the mood of celebration, thanking God for another year, after passing through a year full of crisis and uprisings round the world, the federal government yesterday been the very first day of the year presents Nigerians a diabolically gift which cut short the celebrations of Nigerians by announcing the removal of the so called fuel subsidy starting with immediate effect. What else is left to be said, the government never told us that the removal of fuel subsidy was going to take effect so quickly not even as early as this. Some many controversial comments are still on this issue, lots of consultation and discussions are

BOKO HARAM`S ACTIVITIES IN 2011

Let me remind you of some of the activities of the Boko Haram sect so far last year:

On April 1 (the day before the original date of Nigeria’s legislative elections), suspected Boko Haram members attacked a police station in Bauchi.

On April 9, a polling center in Maiduguri was destroyed.

On April 15, the Maiduguri office of the Independent National Electoral Commission was bombed, and several people were shot in a separate incident on the same day. Authorities suspected Boko Haram.

On April 20, Boko Haram killed a Muslim cleric and ambushed several police officers in Maiduguri.

On April 22, Boko Haram freed 14 prisoners during

2011 POLITICS AT A GLANCE

What a dynamic year that would always be remembered both by individual and collectively, full of uprisings and crisis, a year that changed the world. In terms of war, it is characterized as war between governments and the peoples. Some of the major world events making top stories last year were:

Revolt across the Arab World

The Royal wedding

The death of

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BY OYEYEMI SUNDAY OLUFEMI

Sociological damage done to the teaching profession has made it to suffer chronic ambivalence in the Nigerian society, to what extent would you subscribe to the above assertion?