Nigeria: Boko Haram darkens Jonathan’s first anniversary  

Published on May 20, 2012 by pmnews   ·   2 Comments

The retired general, a revered man in Maiduguri, north east Nigeria, reaches into his immaculate white robe after taking a seat in his living room and pulls out his Beretta, placing it on the table in front of him.

Asked whether he is afraid of being targeted, Mohammed Shuwa, a veteran of Nigeria’s 1960s civil war, says, “Everybody is. We don’t know who the next target will be.”

It seems no one truly feels safe anymore in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the impoverished capital of Borno state and the heart of an Islamist insurgency that has killed hundreds.

Unfortunately, Maiduguri is only where the problem begins.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will on May 29 mark one year since being sworn into office

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By VINCENT UJUMADU
AWKA—THE Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of the Niger, Most Rev Christian Efobi, weekend faulted former military Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, on the statements credited to him over the 2015 presidential election, regretting that such statements were capable of threatening the nation’s democracy.

Efobi, who spoke with newsmen after he was honoured by the people of Oyi at St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Ogbunike in Anambra State, said Nigeria needed peace to be able to develop, adding that wanting to become president of Nigeria should not be a matter of life and death.

Efobi said: “It is very unfortunate that a man of Buhari’s standing, who should be a statesman, is making such unguarded utterances. One wonders how he would have felt if he was the one in power and Jonathan was making such comments.

“The church is very displeased with his utterances and this is not what a

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As health services remain grounded in Federal and state hospitals in Lagos in the wake of an indefinite strike by doctors,  doctors under the auspices of the Medical Guild have decried a monthly financial shortfall of N33, 477, 508.00 in the implementation of the full Consolidated Medical Salary Structure, CONMESS, in Lagos state even as they are alleging they were tricked into entering agreement with the state government.

Findings by Vanguard showed that the sum in question includes the total financial shortfall from the monthly wage package of the 1,282 doctors under the Lagos state Health Service Commission and the 98 honorary consultants at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH.

It was gathered that the shortfall, which the doctors are claiming was part of the initial calculation of the CONMESS as approved by the state government, is currently the bone of contention in the ongoing industrial dispute in the State’s health sector

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LAGOS – The sack of the 788 doctors by  the Lagos State Government, weekend, received heavy knocks  from the Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria, APBN, which said it was against international norms and practices.

Briefing newsmen in Lagos on efforts by APBN to find lasting solution to the lingering crisis between the state government and the embattled doctors,  President of group, Mr. Segun Ajanlekoko, called on the government to rescind the sack order and the queries. He said: “The state government must rescind the sack order as the  action is against international norms and practices.”

Ajanlekoko also called on the state government to commence the implementation of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure, CONMESS, and decide on a starting date with time of implementation, which has to be binding on parties.

Stressing the need to sustain peace in the state, he called on parties in the impasse to maintain a good level of

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FREEDOM of expression is essential in every civilised society so long as it does not harm individuals’ character or malign institutional reputations through false and misleading information. It is a fact that violation of freedom of expression is violation of the right to freedom of association and assembly.

While some individuals and institutions are cautious of making public statements because of the sensitive natures of their assignments, it could be considered justifiable and legitimate when such interventions are for the general good of the society.

In April 2012, two top Military Generals, one from Nigeria and the other from Israel, made public statements that have continued to generate debates because of the sensitive security positions they hold in governments. General Andrew Owoye Azazi is the National Security Adviser in Nigeria, the most populous Black Country in the world, and General Benny Gantz, the Chief of General Staff of Defense Forces of Israel,

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WILL a new Niger Bridge from Asaba to Onitsha ever be built? It is unlikely since governments do not remember their own words, or just make speeches considered appropriate for occasions. The bridge has been the subject of embarrassments for governments, which never forget to play sickening politics with it.

In 2001, President Olusegun Obasanjo stated he was committed to a new Niger Bridge. When he left office six years after, not a dime was voted for the bridge even for preliminary works like the technical drawings.

Minister of Works, Senator Sanusi Mohammed Daggash, two years ago, said he was exploring new financing options for the bridge. He had ruled out the annual budgetary regime and concession for the project which was then to cost N30 billion.

Daggash said the best option was to borrow the money through the Debt Management Office, DMO, in order to complete the bridge in three years.

Concession financing,

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Jeff Jones drops a one of the hardest covers to the Chop My Money [Instrumental ](Cover) featuring another beautiful Singer Deinde.

Jefferey Chukwuemeka Jumbo A.K.A Jeff Jones , who grew up in South London, Peckham to be precise and moved to Leciester for UNI. Left the Hood ish and started focusing on Music . After an idea of mixing UK Flow rap with Naija slangs here and there accompanied with proper Afro Hook on Afro Beats( Like the one you would hear from the KilodeJoint by Deinde) , Sounded real good and different.

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This Joint is pretty old, but it never gets Old when listening. For those who have not heard Piaka Piaka featuring Dontom. There You Go!!!

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On Saturday 26th May 2012, Fashion training and consulting outfit – Martwayne will hold the 4th edition of its Fashion Entrepreneurship Course themed Developing Your Own Clothing Line: A Look at the Clothing Production Process which will see attendees learn the basic principles on how to start their fashion lines.

This interactive fashion workshop taking place at Tom Associates, Ikorodu, Lagos will see all attendees taught by qualified and skilled professionals on the following;

1. Understanding Developing Your Own Clothing Production Process
2. Documentation Required in the Production Process
3. Saving Production Costs Through Effective Networking

This event is a must attend for anyone interested in owning a fashion label, setting up a clothing production unit or plugging into any stage of the garment manufacturing process such as seamstresses, machinists and pattern makers. Volume 1 of Martwayne’s Fashion Entrepreneurship Course saw attendees discuss the design and production process,

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Check out the video to SlashWisdom nice track, Fantasy Girl. Very nice quality video and SlashWisdom yarns be like serious toasting tings. Check it out.

*As slashWisDom currently works on his upcoming Introduction project, titled ”First Acquaintance”; he decided to release another flavored tune for the listeners the hearts that are yearning for good music. He teams up with Mr. Raw of Faraw on this remarkable single titled “Fantasy Girl”. They both exercise their lyrical muscle while describing that beautiful girl in their fantasy. Fantasy Girl was produced by Tcustomz. *Please watch it, Love it  don’t forget to #LetItSpread.

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