PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI returned to the country after a three-day intensely busy State Visit to Germany which, as is usual with his foreign engagements, was characterized by punishing schedules.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
10 Takeaways from President Buhari's Visit To Germany
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI returned to the country after a three-day intensely busy State Visit to Germany which, as is usual with his foreign engagements, was characterized by punishing schedules.
Chart: 2016 Winners and Losers Against the Dollar
The value of the British pound against the U.S. dollar is at a 31 year low. With some economists not writing off the chances of sterling reaching parity with the dollar, the infographic below shows the company with which the UK currency is now sharing. In the wake of the pro-Brexit EU referendum vote in June, the pound has seen its rate against the dollar drop, year-to-date, by over 17 percent. Of the thirty currencies monitored by Thomson Reuter's Datastream, only the Nigerian naira has performed more poorly. On the flip side, the Brazilian real saw gains of almost 24 percent alongside the buoyant ruble at 16 percent.
Source Statista.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Over 3500 African Migrants Died Crossing the Mediterranean Sea in 2016
Over 3500 African Migrants Died Crossing the Mediterranean Sea in 2016
LAGOS, Nigeria, October 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- T.B. Joshua's Church Provides Assistance and Advice As the world grapples to handle Europe's worst migrant crisis, over 3,500 have died attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea in 2016.
Click here to read the full report.
Monday, October 17, 2016
We Have Not Lost Faith in President Muhammadu Buhari ~ Muritala
We Have Not Lost Faith in President Muhammadu Buhari.
Muritala is from the same Katsina State with His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari. He is a proud member, supporter and voter of the current national ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC).
In a short impromptu interview with Nigerians Report Online, he says even though the people in Katsina are complaining about the economic hardship and inflation, they still expect positive change in Nigeria and they have not lost faith in the administration of President Buhari.
Sunday, October 16, 2016
Toro, Bauchi State, the Location of "Palaver" First Film Made in Nigeria in 1926
"Palaver" a romance of Northern Nigeria was the first film made in Nigeria. It was made in Toro in Bauchi state of Nigeria in 1926 by English man Geoffrey de Gruchy Barkas.
He used the local villagers and gave them speaking roles for the major characters. They became the first Nigerian movie stars and also among the first black actors in the history of cinema. Film critics praised their outstanding acting after the screening of the film in the UK. But "Palaver" has never been shown in Nigeria. The grand children and great grandchildren of these actors should see this film as a legacy of their cultural heritage and the Bauchi State government should make Toro a film tourist site with photographs from "Palaver" for the education of the public on the history of the Nigerian cinema and for the promotion of local and international tourism.
Saturday, October 15, 2016
One Girl under 15 Married Every 7 Seconds
FAIRFIELD, Conn., Oct. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One girl under 15 is married every seven seconds, according to new analysis by Save the Children that reveals the scale of the threat posed by child marriage to education, health and children's safety.
Girls as young as 10 are marrying – to much older men - in countries like Afghanistan, Yemen, India and Somalia.
Friday, October 14, 2016
All the Winners of Awards at the 13th Abuja International Film Festival
Press Release: Dateline 10th October 2016. 13th ABUJA INTERNATIONAL FIM FESTIVAL
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Happy International Day of the Girl!
International Day of the Girl was first recognized in 2011, when the United Nations general assembly voted to set aside Oct. 11 as a day to honor girls and work to improve their lives. It's a day for sharing inspiration and spreading awareness. This year's celebration centers on the theme "Girls' Progress = Goals' Progress: What Counts for Girls."
You're invited to the global premiere of a new CNN Films documentary:
WE WILL RISE: Michelle Obama’s Mission to Educate Girls Around the World.
This October 11th and 12th, join First Lady Michelle Obama, Meryl Streep, Freida Pinto, and CNN's Isha Sesay on a journey to Morocco and Liberia to meet revolutionary young women overcoming incredible odds to pursue an education.
Tuesday October 11
6:00 am, 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm - Asia, Europe, Africa on CNN International
Wednesday October 12
9:00 pm - CNN U.S. and CNN International
Thursday October 13
12:00 am - CNN International
Saturday October 15
12:00 pm - HLN
Saturday November 5
Timing to come - CNN en Español
All times in Eastern time zones. For channel numbers, check your local listings.
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Publish NWC Minutes Instead of Lies, APC Spokesman Challenges Oyegun
The Acting National Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has challenged the National Chairman of his party, Chief John Oyegun, to publish the original minutes of the meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) where it was agreed to throw away the reports of Ondo Primary Appeal Panel.
The APC spokesman also faulted the statements credited to Chief John Oyegun against the party's National Leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, asking the chairman "why it took him two weeks to prepare lies as responses."
Saturday, October 8, 2016
No Federal Road in the South East Was Motorable Under Jonathan- Ekwueme
"He told me this himself. So, he had every reason to be fair-minded and equitable in his distribution of resources. But we could not go from Enugu to Onitsha on a federal road, you couldn’t go from Enugu to Port-Harcourt on a federal road, we couldn’t go from Aba to Okigwe on a federal road; you couldn’t go from Owerri on the federal road. None of the federal roads in the Southeast was motorable".
~ Dr. Alex Ekwueme, Vice President of Nigeria from 1979-1983. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/jonathan-didnt-treat-igbo-well-ekwueme/
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