Why Nigeria Didn’t Appeal Ruling On Bakassi – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday explained why Nigeria did not seek a review of the International Court of Justice ruling on the ceding of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon, saying the country had no fresh evidence in the case.



He also said, Nigeria did not proceed with the case in order to protect the interest of its nationals in the Cameroon.

My Mother, Her Life, Her Legacy,..TRIBUTE BY Bola Ahmed TINUBU

My mother, (Maa’mi) Hajia Abibatu Mogaji, has passed. But it is so obvious from the outpouring of emotions across Nigeria and beyond that Mama lives. God blessed her with 96 plus years on earth. But she was not great because of her longevity. For, it is not how long one lives but how well.

 

But Mama used every minute of her sojourn on earth wisely and well. My mother lived a long, fruitful life that benefited all who were fortunate enough to come into contact with her. Everywhere she went and everything she touched, she left better than she found them. She added and never subtracted. She made and never destroyed.

No Elaborate 50th Birthday Party For Me -Gov Fashola

Lagos State governor Babatunde Fashola will turn 50 on June 28th. His aides were planning an elaborate 50th birthday party but he asked them to stop.

He doesn't want to have an elaborate birthday at tax payers expense.

Read what he told City People below:

"By nature I am not a ceremonious person. I don't like all the noise and partying. When I saw all the plans going on for my 50th, I said no.

If this is my day, then those who really love me should

Measles Outbreak in Northern States: 36 Kids Dead, over 4000 Infected

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said measles outbreak in northern part of the country has killed 36 children and infected more than 4,000 people so far.

The agency’s North Central Coordinator, Mohammed Abdulsalam, said this at a workshop in Jos on Thursday.

Martin Luther King things: “I Have A Dream To Be Nigeria’s President” – Majek Fashek

In a recent interview, raggae star Majek Fashek commented on the sad state of the nation, and stated that he had a dream to lead the country.
Excerpts:

It seems reggae music is going down in Nigeria. Unlike other genres of music, there has not been any new thing in reggae music. So, as a reggae musician, how do you intend to revive it?
Reggae music cannot go down, because reggae music is like a gospel music, we just need the right people to play it, that is it. But, why reggae music is going down is just because we don’t have the right people to play it. In our time, we had competition, Kimono, me, Oritz Wiliki, we had what I can call destructive competition like what they had in juju music then.

Tinubu’s mother, Abibatu Mogaji is dead

Tinubu’s mother, Abibatu Mogaji is dead 

President-General, Association of Nigerian Market Women and Men and mother of former Governor Bola Tinubu of Lagos State, Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji, is dead.

She died on, yesterday evening in her home in Ikeja, Lagos. She was 96 years. Family sources said she will be buried today at Vaults and Garden, Ikoyi, Lagos at 11am.
The burial will be preceded by prayers at Lagos Central Mosque, at 10.a.m.
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State paid glowing

REVEALED: How APC plans to win 2015 presidency •Moves to capture Kano, Rivers, Kaduna, others

okay okay before you all start calling for my head ,this is not mine ooo.....go google find am....LOL

REVEALED: How APC plans to win 2015 presidency •Moves to capture Kano, Rivers, Kaduna, others

NEWLY formed opposition political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has

New Twist! Court Of Appeal Rules Against Baba Suwe, Orders NDLEA Not To Pay N25M Compensation

 
He lost…for now.

The ball has swung in favour of the guys from the government after a court of appeal in Lagos ordered the National Drug Law Enforcement Angency not to pay N25m compensation fee to comic Yoruba actor Babatunde Omidina, better known as Baba Suwe

US places $23m reward for Boko Haram leader, Shekau, 4 others

 

 The US today Monday June 3rd posted up to $23 million in rewards to help track down five leaders of militant groups accused of spreading terror in west Africa.

The highest reward of $7 million is offered for the Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, who last week called on Islamists in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq to join the bloody fight to create an Islamic state in Nigeria

Young at heart: Buhari says he’s not too old to be President ...

In a recent interview with Media Trust, former Head of State, General Muhammad Buhari stated that he was not too old to be the President.

Excerpts:

Some gunmen recently attacked your home town, Daura. Did the attack