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  His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR At the High Level Meeting of the United Nations Security Council Wednesday 24th September, 2014 PROTOCOLS 1. Mr President, I would like to commence by appreciating your vision in convening this timely and crucial meeting. It underpins the long-standing commitment of the United States to the high aims of international peace and security. Our appreciation also goes to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, for the clarity and depth of his briefing. 2. Mr President, the people of Nigeria and indeed the entire peace-loving world were horrified at the gruesome murder of two American journalists and a British aid worker by elements linked to the Islamic State (I.S). These murders typify the new face of global terrorism marked by executions, extreme brutality and impunity. 3. Unfortunately, I.S is not alone in this despicable campaign against humanity. Al Qaeda in the Arab Maghreb, Al Shabaab in Somalia, and Boko ...

The Graduate Internship Scheme ( GIS ) was launched in October, 2012 to create opportunity for graduates to be attached to firms /organizations, where they can work for a year and enjoy a monthly stipend of N30,000 with a Group Life and Accident Insurance . Such interns can use the opportunity to gain working experience and enhance their employability skils. The project has commenced registration of such firms and over 181,800 beneficiaries have been registered. This is beyond the threshold of 50,000 allotted for the scheme in any given year. Deployment of such beneficiaries has commenced. The average rate of unemployment worldwide is 14.2% while Nigeria’s rate of unemployment is 19.7%. The country as a whole is above the world average and some States are actually above the National average. According to the table above, fifteen (15) States  fall within that category. The Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS) will employ 50,000 youth across the country to ens...

Twelve Nigerian soldiers were on Tuesday sentenced to death for mutiny after shots were fired at their commanding officer in the restive northeast city of Maiduguri earlier this year. A nine-member military tribunal, sitting in Abuja, convicted the soldiers following the incident on May 14 when shots were fired at the commanding officer of the Nigerian Army's 7th Division, which is tasked with fighting Boko Haram insurgents. Court president Brigadier General Chukwuemeka Okonkwo said the sentences were subject to confirmation by Nigeria's military authorities but added there was no doubt about the gravity of the offence. Read more:  http://news.yahoo.com/12-nigerian-soldiers-sentenced-death-mutiny-court-martial-030902617.html

The Senate has finally passed for third and final reading, a Bill for an Act to establish the Nigeria Public health (quarantine, isolation and emergency health procedures). This is even as the upper legislative house also yesterday passed for third reading, a bill for an Act to create the Offence for Corporate Manslaughter. The Nigeria Public Health Bill was expeditiously passed by the Senate after a clause by clause consideration, which came on the heels of the Ebola virus that.

  Comments, Observations, Remarks and Criticisms as the E mir of Kano vis it t he APC Chieftain in his own town. The Emir who was reported to have gotten a closed door meeting with Senator Tin ubu during his visit is attracting alot of controversy and comments.     "Why not Tuninbu. What of those supporting a drunkard, militant and armed robber parading himself as president. I rather associated withAsiwaju than with Goodluck, Asari Dokubo or Alermiseigher" "Tolerance, tolerance and tolerance please". "Kano people have started paying the price of dancing to the music of Kwankwasiya. It is Tinubu that your emir extended his thanks to, not the people of Kano anymore. So the throne of kano now lies in the hands of rogues like Tinubu. Emirs are in big trouble!" "Why did he leave his palace to go and visit tinubu? Why not the other way round? These people have really belittled the status of the emir". "Hmmm…Thi...

late Goldie’s Best Friend and a TV personality, Denrele Edun in a recent interview with Sahara TV said he kept seeing Goldie in his dreams and she always says he know who killed her. I kept seeing her in my dreams and she keeps telling me you know who killed me and you are not doing anything about it. I’m not kidding. You know these things, we don’t actually believe in (the) Supernatural. I have a friend who can bear me witness to that. And then I have to call my mom who prayed..” he said