APC will end rule of PDP scavengers –Tinubu

OPPOSITION figures on Thursday stepped up the marketing of their newly-christened joint party, the All Progressive Party, with a promise that the new platform would bring an end to the rule of the Peoples Democratic Party.

Former governor of Lagos State and National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, a key component of the new alliance, Bola Tinubu, described the years of PDP in power as the rule of “scavengers and wayfarers.”

“What we have now are wayfarers, scavengers in the corridors of power and apologists, professionals whose ethics evaporate the moment they come in contact with the paraphernalia of power.

“But there is help coming. Help is on the way as the opposition moves to form a broad-based coalition that will send these characters out of power and put into gear the Nigerian project.”

Three English language teachers to 2,000 pupils: Welcome to Mowe/Ibafo public schools

PUNCH NEWSPAPER: SEGUN OLUGBILE writes that huge pupil population and inadequate teachers are hindering education delivery at the only two public secondary schools serving over 12 communities in Ibafo/Mowe axis of Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State

The teacher was sweating. The pupils who were huddled together in fives on each of the long wooden chairs in the overpopulated classroom were doing everything but learning. From his countenance, the overworked teacher was only waiting for his lesson to be over.

The classroom that ordinarily should sit 40 has 120 pupils. While some of them were playing at the back of the classroom, others were busy doing various things.

Now, the frustrated teacher picked out his handkerchief from his pocket, cleaned his sweat-soaked face and yelled at the noisy pupils.

 “Stop making a noise! If you don’t want to learn go back home,” he said. His action only provoked more noise as some of the pupils complained in hushed tones that the classroom was not comfortable for them to learn.

AFCON 2013: I should be fit for final —Moses

Fitness experts spent the greater part of Thursday working on the pair of Victor Moses and Emmanuel Emenike in a surely desperate bid to get the strikers ready for the Sunday final match against Burkina Faso. But even as he still limps, Moses has assured fans of the Nigerian team that he hopes to be fit enough for the most important game of the 2013 Africa Nations Cup.

After numerous inquiries made by journalists on their fitness in Johannesburg on arrival, the Chelsea attacker who scored Nigeria’s two goals against Ethiopia used his Twitter platform to answer the questions in one statement.

He tweeted, “Lot of people asking about my injury. I’m having treatment and hopefully should be fine for the final.”

El-Rufai’s book is full of lies –Atiku

The former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has come under fire from former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, who accused him of writing alleged fiction for self-glorification at the expense of truth.

Reacting to el-Rufai?s book, entitled, The Accidental Public Servant, the Media Office of Atiku, dismissed the book as a collection of “fiction, half-truths, exaggeration and reflection of selective memory”.

Atiku was particularly piqued by el-Rufai’s claim that he had almost resigned as the former Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises because of alleged persistent pressure and interference by him(the former VP), who was then the Chairman of the National Council on Privatisation.

Dbanj To Perform At The Closing Of AFCON 2013

Internationally - acclaimed Nigerian musician D'Banj, real name Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo, is excited about being asked to perform his popular motivational ditty, Top of the World, at the Afcon closing ceremony at National Stadium in Crown Mines outside Soweto on Sunday evening.

"I am honoured and words fail to describe the warmth I get from my fans in this country," D'Banj said. "I am looking forward to having more than 6.6-billion viewers globally watch my performance."

D'Banj will share the stage with local acts including Micasa, Kelly Khumalo, Zonke Dikana, and Thembisile Ntaka. Micasa's frontman, J Something, whose real name is Joao da Fonseca, - said for the group, just being on that stage was a blessing in itself.

Source: Nigeriafilms

GEJ Not Going To South Africa, Sends Delegation To Support The Super Eagles: Match Shows On Local Stations

According to sport analyst Bimbo Adeola of StarFm(Lagos), Nigerians are likely to watch the AFCON final match live on local TV stations this coming Sunday. CAF broadcast rights owner, BON, have reached an agreement that the match will be broadcast live on local stations.

Breaking News: Farouk Lawan, Emenalo Granted Bail

The two men have been in held in prison for about a week. They are being prosecuted by the Federal Government for collecting $620, 000 (N93 million) as bribe from business man, Femi Otedola, to remove his company, Zenon Oil, from the list of indicted companies
The Judge, Mudashiru Oniyangi, granted them bail on the sum of N10 million each and two sureties each in like sum. He also directed them to submit their international passports with the court registrar, adding that they can only travel outside Nigeria with the permission of the court.
The Judge based his decision to grant bail on the discretionary powers of the court and the inability of the prosecution to file a counter affidavit to the one filed by the accused persons detailing their reasons for asking for bail.
He fixed April 10 and 17 for hearing.
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Controversy Trails Expulsion Of 28 Redeemers University Students

The expulsion of 28 students by Redeemer University for allegedly failing drug tests has sparked a big row.

The tests were conducted last November for 42 students, who were asked to go for “routine tests”.

After resumption this year, some of them were told that they “tested positive” and last Friday, some of those who “tested positive” got expulsion letters; others got theirs on Monday.

The institution’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Adetunji Adeleye, said the decision was taken in line with the school’s values and philosophy “to raise godly children”, but the students are alleging unfairness.

No regret dropping Osaze, others – Keshi

Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has said that he does not need all the good players in Nigeria to build a strong team and as such does not regret leaving out any player for the African cup.

Keshi dropped West Bromwich striker Osaze Odemwingie and Levante top scorer Obafemi Martins and kept faith in many players who had not appeared in any major international tournament at the senior level – some of them were picked from the Nigerian league.

The coach said most Nigerians did not understand why he dropped the players, noting that the present team has performed excellently without the players he rejected.

He said, “When we were in Portugal, there were lots of problems in Nigeria because I decided to drop some of my good players. Most Nigerians did not understand but I know why I dropped them. You don’t need all the good players to do the job for you in a tournament; sometimes what you need is strong mentality in the team.

ACN, CPC, two others form All Progressive Congress

National Chairman, ACN, Bisi Akande, National Chairman, ANPP,Ogbonnaya Onu and CPC National Leader and a former Head of State, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.)

A coalition of four opposition political parties on Wednesday, in Abuja, announced the name of their new party, All Progressive Congress.

The four parties that gave birth to the new APC are the Action Congress of Nigeria, All Nigeria Peoples Party, All Progressive Grand Alliance and Congress for Progressive Change.

The new name was announced to showcase the success of their merger talks. Just 24 hours earlier, 10 governors on the platform of the four parties had met in Lagos where they endorsed their parties’ merger plan, meant to wrestle power from the Peoples Democratic Party.

Briefing journalists in Abuja, the Chairman of the Merger Committee of the ACN, Chief Tom Ikimi, said the new name was arrived at by all the parties involved.

Ikimi also read the communiqué issued at the end of the meeting which endorsed the merger and the new name.

Obasanjo made four huge mistakes in office – El-Rufai

A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir el-Rufai, who also played a key role in the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has listed four mistakes which he said the former president made while in office.

These mistakes, according to him, nearly marred the relationship that Obasanjo had with members of his Economic Management Team.

El-Rufai stated this in his yet-to-be-released book, titled, “The Accidental Public Servant.”

He said in the book,  “Many of us felt that Obasanjo made four huge mistakes in his Presidency.

“The first was that Obasanjo had borrowed money to acquire certain government assets. The shares were offered to many government officials.”

Among these government officials, el-Rufai listed former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and the then (and still serving) Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

Burkina Faso shock Ghana to reach final after shoot-out

African Cup of Nations semi-final, Mbombela Stadium – Burkina Faso 1 (Bance 60) Ghana 1 (Wakaso 13 pen). Burkina Faso win 3-2 on penalties.
Minnows Burkina Faso overcame an embarrassing refereeing display to shock Ghana 3-2 on penalties to reach their first African Cup of Nations Final.
After a 1-1 draw in normal time, the Burkinabes dominated extra-time but could not find a breakthrough, with a clear penalty appeal rejected as Jonathan Pitroipa was shown a second yellow card for diving.
Rennes star Pitroipa had to watch from the stands but his team-mates won the shoot-out, with Ghana missing three of their kicks. It remains to be seen whether CAF will overturn his dismissal, but the rules state bookings can only be cancelled out for mistaken identity and he is set to miss the final.
Tunisian ref Slim Jdidi had awarded Ghana a soft penalty in the first half, which Mubarak Wakaso converted, having just rejected a Burkinabe penalty appeal with far greater merit.

Eagles destroy Mali to reach final

A flurry of first half goals ensured that the Super Eagles stamped their dominance over the Eagles of Mali as Nigeria moved to the final of the Africa Nations Cup for the first time since 2000.

Elderson Echiejile scored the curtain raiser in the 25th minute and five minutes later, Brown Ideye doubled the lead before impressive Emmanuel Emenike made it three in the 44th minute. Substitute Ahmed Musa scored his first in the competition when he wrapped the game with a fourth goal in the 60th minute. Mali got a consolation goal in the 75th minute through Diara Mady.

The match started slowly as both teams tried to explore their opponents’ weaknesses. But Chelsea star Victor Moses expressed his impatience in the third minute when he fired a lame shot at Mali’s Samassa Mamadou rather than continue with the gradual build-up.

'TB Joshua proposed to me 45 minutes after we met' - wife opens up

Prophet TB Joshua's wife of 23 years, Evelyn Joshua, granted a rare interview to The Spectator and talked about how she met and married TB Joshua at the age of 17 in 1990 and her role in his ministry. See excerpts below...

I visited a sister somewhere at Ikotun-Egbe and they were all talking about a particular man, a prophet. Half of the people in the room had all met him and they were saying a lot of good things about him. After everything, I asked my sister if she could take me to him. I needed a spiritual guide at the time. A counselor. So we went there but unfortunately didn't meet him at home. Some months later I visited him again alone, that was in 1990.

Sellers of pornographic materials arrested by Lagos state taskforce

The Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit has begun clampdown on distributors and sellers of pornographic materials across Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

Four distributors of pornographic materials were arrested at Cele Bus Stop on Oshodi-Apapa Expressway on Tuesday by the taskforce after the police raided the area. Those arrested will be arraigned before the Special Offences Court at the taskforce yard and prosecuted for selling obscene materials.

The sellers of the materials arrested are Yinka Dada, 25 years; Udoh Nne, 29 years; Sylvester Obodoe, 18 years and Poopola Bamidele, 18 years. (pictured above)

2face Idibia and Annie Macaulay set to wed March 23rd in Dubai

 

Annie herself announced the March 23rd wedding date on her Facebook page, but here's a bit more info about the wedding.

Annie visited Dubai recently to look at venues for the wedding. They've found a place but are keeping that info secret until much later. The couple plan to fly a few friends and family members to Dubai for the grand wedding and 2face has booked several rooms in a few hotels in Dubai for their guests, including Burj Al Arab, the world's most luxurious hotel, where he and Annie will spend some time after their wedding. 

Don Jazzy, D'banj, Basketmouth, Banky W, Kenny Ogungbe, Genevieve Nnaji, P-Square, Tonto Dikeh and many other celebrities will storm Dubai for the wedding.

2015: Why we want to rescue Nigeria – Opposition govs

TEN governors drawn from four leading opposition parties yesterday rose from a meeting in Lagos vowing to rescue Nigeria from the abyss she had been flung into by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Rising from a six-hour meeting at the Lagos House, Marina, the governors elected on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, said rescuing Nigeria was a mission that must be accomplished and the surest way of achieving this was through a merger of the opposition parties to beat PDP at the 2015 polls.

Those at the meeting included Governors Babtunde Fashola (Lagos), Ogbeni Raufu Aregbesola (Osun), Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun), Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti) and Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo) of the ACN.

AFCON 2013: Mali ‘ll be tougher than Cote d’Ivoire – Keshi

 

Nigeria’s coach Stephen Keshi says he is delighted to come up against former team Mali in an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final  today.
Keshi worked in Mali for two years before being fired after failing to get the team beyond the group phase of the 2010 tournament in Angola.

“It’s a good feeling because I had two wonderful years in Mali. The Mali people were so nice and I enjoyed my relationship with the players, some of whom have kept in touch,” said Keshi on Tuesday.
“But in this game I have to be professional because I’m a professional coach and after the game we could get together again.”
Unlike the quarter-final against the Ivory Coast, Nigeria will be favoured to win, but Keshi, 51, insists both teams are favourites in this clash.

NFF promises Eagles $20,000 each to beat Mali

There is no end to motivation for the Super Eagles of Nigeria in their quest to win the 2013 Africa Nations Cup, as the Nigeria Football Federation dangles $20,000 at each player to beat the Eagles of Mali. The NFF opened the trips to the banks with the $15,000 bonus for the quarter final victory over Ivory Coast before the officials reconfirmed the bonus earmarked for the Wednesday match.

Even doubts were initially raised over the shortfall in their budget the federation officials have said in Durban that they are sticking to their initial plans to pay them graduated bonuses as the competition enters the final stages.

Yobo, Keita renew rivalry

Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo, says he is happy at renewing the rivalry between himself and Mali captain, Seydou Keita, which dates back to the years when both of them featured for their countries at the U20 level.

“That is a long time now and its amazing that the world still remembers but really records matter little to me, I just want the team to do well, but I’m happy that after several years both of us are still playing active football and are the captains of our national teams,” Yobo said on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Nigerian musician, Flavour, who was in the stands when the Eagles shocked Ivory Coast in the quarter-final clash on Sunday, has said he expects the Super Eagles striker and a personal friend of his, Emmanuel Emenike, to score more goals and power the country to the title.

Emenike has so far scored three goals for Nigeria in the running for the top scorer’s award.

Flavour is again expected in the stands to cheer his friend on Wednesday at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa.

Keshi knows nothing about Mali –Keita

 

Mali captain Seydou Keita on Monday hit back at those who say his side will face an uphill battle against Nigeria on Wednesday in the semi-finals because the Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has a good knowledge of the team having managed it for two years.

The former Barcelona midfielder said the outfit had changed since the Nigerian coach left in the wake of their debacle at the Angola 2010, and may have lost all the secrets of the team.

“People keep saying that Nigeria will beat us on Wednesday because their coach Stephen Keshi knows the in and out of Mali team having coached us in the past, but that is not true,” Keita said.

“We’ve had three coaches after Keshi’s departure and that should tell you a lot of transformation has taken place. Keshi, with all the respect I have for him, will meet a different team on Wednesday and not what he left behind. So tell him we have changed.”

The Malian Eagles finished third at the 2012 edition under French coach Alain Giresse, and brought their peculiarity of knocking out host nations to the ongoing tournament where they defeated South Africa on penalties like they did to Gabon last year.

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Keshi knows nothing about Mali –Keita

 

Mali captain Seydou Keita on Monday hit back at those who say his side will face an uphill battle against Nigeria on Wednesday in the semi-finals because the Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has a good knowledge of the team having managed it for two years.

The former Barcelona midfielder said the outfit had changed since the Nigerian coach left in the wake of their debacle at the Angola 2010, and may have lost all the secrets of the team.

“People keep saying that Nigeria will beat us on Wednesday because their coach Stephen Keshi knows the in and out of Mali team having coached us in the past, but that is not true,” Keita said.

“We’ve had three coaches after Keshi’s departure and that should tell you a lot of transformation has taken place. Keshi, with all the respect I have for him, will meet a different team on Wednesday and not what he left behind. So tell him we have changed.”

The Malian Eagles finished third at the 2012 edition under French coach Alain Giresse, and brought their peculiarity of knocking out host nations to the ongoing tournament where they defeated South Africa on penalties like they did to Gabon last year.

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Family friend rapes, impregnates 15-year-old girl

Before July 2012 the families of Israel Jolaosho and Taju Adejumo, of Adefemi Ogundipe Street, Meiran in Ifako Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State, were best of friends.

But the relationship went sour recently after Adejumo, 40, allegedly raped Jolaosho’s 15-year-old daughter, Deborah.

After the rape, Deborah, who was a virgin, missed her period. subsequent medical examination showed that the 15-year-old pupil of Meiran Community Junior Secondary School was pregnant.

When Punch Metro visited the Jolaoshos on Monday, Deborah was seven-month pregnant and had been forced to drop out of school because of her condition.

Tiwa Savage Gets a Most Public Proposal

At Tiwa's Birthday Dinner, her manager Tee Billz, now fiance, proposed on bended knees with a very lovely ring. And Tiwa said yes. Congrats to the couple and all the best in their relationship. For those who have been asking and speculating about the two, now they know :)

Some Interesting facts about AFCON 2013

DR Congo has the youngest and oldest players at the tournament. Its goalie Muteba Kidiaba Robert is the oldest player, 37. Chancel Mbemba Mangulu and Budge Manzia are the youngest players in the tournament- 18.

Three countries participating in the Africa Cup of Nations 2013 have already won the competition at least twice. Ghana (1963, 1965, 1978 and 1982 winners), Nigeria (1980 and 1994 winners) and DR Congo (1968 and 1974 winners).

Ghana holds the records for the most consecutive appearances at the African Cup of Nations finals- 1963, 1965, 1968 and 1970.

6 Governors to watch Eagles against Mali

Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Sonni Samuel Yusuf walked taller Sunday when the Super Eagles sent Ivory Coast’s Elephants crashing out of the Nations Cup.
The High Commissioner who said that he was proud to be a Nigerian informed that about Six Governors in Nigeria called to congratulate him and to also inform him that they would be in South Africa to watch the semi final cracker against Mali on Wednesday in Durban.

MAY/JUNE 2013 WAEC TIME TABLE

WAEC TIME/TABLEWest African Examinations Council (WAEC) released May/June exam timetable for the 2013 exam. According to the Timetable the exam is schedule to start by March 18th and ends May 17th, 2013.


Monday, 18th March to Friday, April 26th, 2013

-Food and Nutrition 1 (Practical)
-Home Management 1 (Practical)
-Clothing and Textiles 1 (Practical)
-Arabic 2B (Oral)
-French 2 (Oral)

Budgets’ll be tailored to encourage manufacturing – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday said the country’s budget for the next two years and probably beyond 2015 would be tailored in a way to encourage the manufacturing sector.
He said the decision was based on his administration’s conviction that the nation could not improve its economic performance without encouraging the private sector, especially the manufacturing arm.
Jonathan spoke while inaugurating the 18-member Board of the National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria chaired by the Minister of Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga.
The council is saddled with the task of increasing productivity and sales for local businesses, and will see to the expansion and creation of more markets for products made in Nigeria.

Genevieve Nnaji, Desmond Elliot at Unguarded movie premiere

The premiere took place this past Sunday.

And this guy would not let go...lol

Confusion in FCT over bomb scare

Confusion enveloped the Federal Capital Territory on Monday following the reported planting of a bomb at the Nigerian Postal Services in Area 10, Abuja.

Many FCT residents became apprehensive as they sent out text messages, warning their friends and relations to steer clear of the NIPOST office.

Our correspondent learnt that the police anti-bomb squad arrived at the scene and removed a package suspected to be Improvised Explosive Device from the post office premises.

The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Mr. Aderenle Shinaba, who briefed reporters on the scare, however, said there was no bomb explosion in any part of the territory.

He said what was rumoured as explosion was the sound from a controlled detonation carried out on the suspected package by men of the anti-bomb squad.

FG may dump Ribadu report on oil industry

There are strong indications that the Federal Government has commenced moves to kill the report of the Petroleum Revenue Special Task force headed by ex-boss of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu.

Three months after the Ribadu panel submitted its report on November 2, 2012, the much-expected White Paper that would make the recommendations contained in the document implementable has not been released.

Checks by The PUNCH in Abuja on Monday indicated that the Federal Government appeared to have lost interest in the report, the content of which was hailed by many analysts at the time of its presentation.

A top government source confided in one of our correspondents on Monday that the Federal Government considered the Ribadu report as “not comfortable” and that most of its “embarrassing” recommendations would be missing whenever the Wogu committee submits its report.

Drogba, Kalou tip Super Eagles for title

Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou have tipped their conquerors, the Super Eagles, for the AFCON title after knocking the erstwhile tournament favourites out of the competition.

The former Chelsea duo praised the Nigeria team for their courage and display in Sunday’s quarter-final clash.

“I was very impressed with the Super Eagles’ performance against us (Ivory Coast). It’s proof of hard work, relentlessness and the sign of a world-class team in preparation,” Drogba said.

“I don’t really see any team that can withstand Nigeria for the rest of the tournament. They keep improving by each game and level of the competition.

Dangote, others set up Jonathan, OBJ talk –Investigation

DETAILS emerged on Monday how ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo’s loyalists facilitated his fence-mending visit to the Aso Rock Villa on Sunday.

At the core of the arrangement that led to the visit and closed-door talk between Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan were business mogul, Aliko Dangote; oil marketer, Femi Otedola; court-sacked National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olagunsoye Oyinlola; and a former Chief Executive Officer of the United Bank of Africa, Mr. Tony Elumelu, among others.

Dangote, Oyinlola, Otedola and Elumelu are all said to be the loyalists of the ex-President.

Nigeria/Cote d’Ivoire match: Man (40) slumps, dies

A forty-year-old man, Moshood Ismail, on Sunday collapsed and died at a viewing centre in Abeokuta, Ogun State, while watching the match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Elephants of Cote.

Ismail, a father of two and an engineer with the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, caused a commotion inside the viewing centre when he suddenly collapsed in the early minutes of the game.

An eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity, told our correspondent that Ismail became agitated and later collapsed when an Ivorien defender deflected a goal-bound shot from Victor Moses.

Happy birthday to Mavin First Lady - Tiwa Savage

Tiwa is a year older today. Wishing her many more successful years ahead! LLNP!

Nigeria's Finance Minister, Okonjo Iweala Targeted in a Letter containing Explosive Device

A tragic Monday in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja was averted at the premises of the Nigerian Postal Service located at Area 10, when a suspicious parcel believed to be containing Improvised Explosive Device was diffused.

The parcel according to an eyewitness was said to have been brought in on Saturday for posting and addressed to the Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, but the suspicious nature of the parcel prompted the postal personnel on duty to alert the police anti bomb squad who later diffused it Monday morning.

Nduka Obaigbena launches two TV stations in four cities

Arise boss, Nduka Obaigbena

Publisher of THISDAY newspaper and  Arise Magazine, Nduka Obaigbena, has announced the launch of two TV stations, Arise News and Arise 360.

The stations will broadcast from four centres, Lagos, London, New York and Johannesburg and spread its reach to as far as Beijing and Rio de Janeiro, according to a statement issued yesterday.

Obaigbena who’s known for making daring moves, and attempting the seeming impossible, says the stations will attract a global audience interested in emerging markets, developing countries and evolving politics and stressed the readiness to report news in the modern way to ensure a better acceptance.

Apart from Arise magazine and the many fashion shows in different cities, Arise TV is the controversial publisher’s first major adventure, since the failed THISDAY South Africa project.

While Arise NEWS will detail economic, political and social happenings, ARISE 360 will provide entertainment and lifestyle content.

The stations will begin full operation in March, 2013.

Source: NET

KWAM1 and Daughter in the Pool (Photo)

Securing your online password

Online-security experts recommend long, strong passwords for a reason—identity and information theft is rampant, and hackers have many tools at their disposal, which allow them to crack simple passwords like “123456” and “abcdefg.” In order to protect your identity and online information, a tougher password is a must. But there’s no need to memorise hexadecimal strings of random characters; there are several easy ways to create—and remember—strong, safe passwords.

 Go for length

The best passwords are at least seven characters long, and hopefully as long as 14 characters. The shorter a password is, the easier it is to crack.

Sanusi takes N25,000 per night for local trips —CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that its Governor, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, is only entitled to N25,000 per night for his local trips.

The bank said this in its reply to a letter by civil rights lawyer, Mr. Bamidele Aturu requesting Sanusi to disclose, among others, his total monthly remuneration and other entitlements.

Bulk of Sanusi’s earnings, including the cost of his foreign trips, was however not disclosed, a development Aturu had said he was “not  completely satisfied with”.

Aturu had, through a letter dated December 31, 2012, requested for the information on the strength of the Freedom of Information Act.

The legal practitioner had also sought to know how much was Sanusi’s monthly impress and the cost of his trips within and outside the country.

Nigeria needs total cleansing – Bakare

Convener, Save Nigeria Group, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said Nigeria needs total cleansing to purge it of corruption and bad leadership.

Bakare, the President Overseer, Latter Rain Assembly, spoke while delivering a sermon on the state of the nation at the church in Lagos on Sunday.

Bakare said, “Nigeria needs total cleansing. We need what happens in Ghana to happen in Nigeria to send a shock wave to the corrupt people in the country. The corrupt people will think of the grave consequences of their actions before they embark on corruption.

“The entire system is rotten. We need more than overhaul of the system. We need a constitution from the people; the one that is not imposed on them.”

On the issue of planned mergers among some parties, Bakare said such would only work if the driving force behind it was for Nigerians to move forward.

“We want good people to emerge. Else, we will be shooting ourselves in the leg again. I am for the merger, if it is for the rebuilding of the nation,” he said.

PUNCH