Welcome to Victoremeke's Blog.

  ADEKUNLE WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED AS ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED MILITARY COMMANDERS OF HIS GENERATION – PRESIDENT JONATHAN   President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan extends sincere commiserations to the family of  late Brigadier-General Benjamin Adekunle who passed away earlier today. The message which was signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, the President joins the family and other Nigerians in mourning the very courageous soldier who achieved national fame during the Nigerian civil war for his gallant leadership of the 3rd Marine Commandoes in the successful effort to defend the unity and territorial integrity of the country.  President Jonathan believes that General Adekunle’s civil war heroics, which made him easily one of the most celebrated military commanders of his generation, have ensured that he will always be honoured and remembered as a valiant soldier who served his fatherland  exceptionally well at...

We have noted with surprise, the unnecessary hue and cry raised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other bigoted critics of the Jonathan Administration over the claim that the President is “hobnobbing” with the former governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff who was recently accused by the Australian, Stephen Davis of being one of the chief sponsors of the terrorist group, Boko Haram. The totally erroneous basis for that charge was the spurious claim that Senator Sheriff accompanied President Jonathan on his recent trip to Ndjamena as a member of his entourage. Although Senator Sheriff himself has already given the lie to that claim through his Media Adviser, the Presidency wishes to affirm, for the purpose of emphasis, that the former Borno State governor was not on President Jonathan’s delegation to Chad. In keeping with President Jonathan’s commitment to transparency and openness in the conduct of government business, names of the ...

by Isi Esene The National Youth Service Corps has defended its newly introduced policy which requires prospective corps members to pay N 4,000 before accessing their call up letters online. The agency which mobilizes Nigerian graduates for their compulsory one-year service to the nation debunked rumours in certain quarters that the new system was introduced for exploitative reasons. According to Olubunmi Aderibigbe, the NYSC’s spokeswoman, the policy is actually in the interest of the corps members. Aderibigbe who defended this policy on Friday in Abuja said what the NYSC has done is to reduce the cost associated with collection of call up letters. ...

The Synagogue Church Of All Nations was in the early hours of today reported to have Collapsed, it was also reported that scores were found dead. Details soon.