Teachers celebrate amid tight security

•Buhari vows to improve standard of teaching

The World Teachers’ Day held in Abuja yesterday amid tight security.

Speaking at the event, President Muhammadu Buhari ordered that only those adequately prepared and regulated should be entrusted with the teaching and learning process.

He said the Federal Government would improve the standard of teaching and learning by empowering teachers through the activities of its agencies.

The President, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), Babachir Lawal, said the process of reform in the education sector could not function without a fundamental change of the attitude, orientation and behaviour of teachers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Buhari said: “It is commonly acknowledged that the quality of learning depends, first and foremost, on the quality of teachers. Consequently, in 1966 the international Community adopted a standard to promote quality teachers and teaching. In this new world order, knowledge is power and all the strategic sectors of society are expected to be manned only by individuals, whose capabilities and understanding of the sectors are not in any way doubtful. Logically, therefore, as other professions, only those who are adequately prepared and regulated should be entrusted with the teaching and learning process.

“It is against this backdrop that the Federal Government has not relented in its efforts to improve the standard of teaching through the activities of agencies as the Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria, National Teacher’s Institute, National Commission for Colleges of Education, National Universities Commission, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, and various faculties and departments of institutions of higher learning. These institutions are directed towards the realisation of government’s goals in the improvement of the quality of teacher education programmes, registration and licensing processes and, the overall professionalisation of teaching.”

“However, this process cannot function without a fundamental change in the attitude, orientation and behavior of teacher towards greater values, ideals and practices. A comprehensive ethical framework is, therefore, required to define what the new values, ideals and practices should be. There might also be the need for the new legal instruments and programs that are designed to enforce the provisions of the ethical framework.

“This government recognizes that educated Nigerians are its best assets. It is therefore committed to the total eradication of illiteracy through the implementation of multi-pronged educational policies and programs designed to promote skill acquisition, teacher training, vocational and commercial education amongst others to meet the evolving needs of our society.”

The event took place at the Eagle Square amidst tight security with low turnout of teachers due to the latest Bomb blast in Abuja.

National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Michael Olukoya disclosed that over 600 teachers have lost their lives to the Boko Haram attacks.

He commended President Buhari over the fight against the Boko Haram sect but urged him to wipe out them out.

The low key event was however wrapped up with the presentation of the President’s award of a brand new car to Mr. Alade Taiwo of Dominic Primary School, Ondo state who emerged as the best teacher in Nigeria for the year 2015.

Dangote ranked among 50 most influential global persons

President of the pan-African conglomerate, the Dangote group, Aliko Dangote has been named among the 50 world most influential personalities by  Bloomberg, the renowned United States based news media with bias for business and financial news reporting.

The group of personalities chosen by the Bloomberg Market, consisted of CEOs, world leaders as well as religious leaders. As expected, Barack Obama, Angela Merkel and Pope Francis made the list with Dangote on No. 41.

According to Bloomberg, those on the list “build companies and assemble fortunes. They run banks, or hope to disrupt them. They shape economies and spread ideas. They manage money and wield the clout that goes with the billions of dollars they invest”

The Bloomberg said of him; “Aliko Dangote, founder, Dangote Group. Africa’s most successful businessman built his fortune in sugar, textiles, and cement in his native Nigeria, where today he’s a political as well as a financial power broker. He’s expanding in other countries and may list his cement company in London.”

A piece written by Paul Wallace, a reporter with the media outfit, said “Dangote is feted like royalty. He has businesses ranging from cement to sugar to energy in a dozen sub-Saharan countries. He’s a fixture at elite gatherings, such as the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. No African has ridden the continent’s halting march out of poverty toward potential prosperity as spectacularly as its richest person, the Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              “Dangote’s clout extends beyond the boardroom and the high-flier dinner circuit. In March, as votes were tallied in Nigeria’s presidential election, Dangote, 58, served as an intermediary between the camps of the incumbent, Goodluck Jonathan, and the ultimate winner of the election, Muhammadu Buhari.”

“There’s no question that he is quite an exceptional person—not only in Africa but globally,” says Mark Mobius, chairman of the emerging-markets group at Franklin Templeton Investments.

Speaking at the Financial Times Africa Summit in London, Dangote expressed confidence that Nigeria would weather the oil shock that decimated government revenues if it stepped up a fight against corruption.

He was reported to have been emphatic that Africa’s most populous country would grow. “Nigeria’s GDP won’t stagnate,” said Mr. Dangote, adding; “We will have a short term shock but people should remember the Nigerian economy is resilient and huge.”

Dangote said if the government of President Buhari continued its crackdown on corruption the near 50 per cent oil price collapse in the past year would be mitigated.

He was speaking on stage to Financial Times editor, Lionel Barber, at the opening session of the FT Africa Summit 2015.

“The government organisations has also suffered a lot of leakages so when oil was $100 a barrel we weren’t seeing all that revenue collected,” Mr. Dangote said.

“If the government collects all its taxes and duties I think we will be okay. We will not have as much as we had before but it will be okay.” Mr. Dangote said.

Diezani, brothers to face trial for alleged bribery

UK court okays seizure of £27,000

•Hardley Petroleum Solutions Limited
(Believed to be used for money laundering)
•Company registered in Manchester 27/06/2013
•Company dissolved in Manchester 10/02/2015
•Company didn’t file any account when operating
•Directors: Ugonna Madueke, Abu Fari, Somye 
Agama and Abiye Agama

Former Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke is to be arraigned in London with her brothers for alleged bribery and money laundering, it was learnt yesterday.

Investigations by our correspondent in the United Kingdom showed that she was arrested with her brothers Abiye Agama and Somye Agama.

They are directors of Hadley Petroleum Solutions Limited, a company the authorities believe to have been used for money laundering. The other directors are Ugonna Madueke and Abu Fari.

2016 Budget will boost economic diversification, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the 2016 National Budget being prepared by his administration will include fresh policies and measures for the rapid diversification of the economy from its current over-dependence on the Oil and Gas sector.

The President spoke yesterday in Abuja when he hosted the President of the Movement of the Enterprises of France (MEDEF), Mr. Pierre Gattaz and a delegation of French investors at the Presidential Villa.

He said the policies being evolved by his administration to boost domestic manufacturing and attract greater investment to Nigeria’s agricultural and mining sectors would be fully realised in the 2016 budget.

President Buhari urged  Gattaz and the French trade mission, which included over 50 companies with interest in manufacturing, agriculture, infrastructure development and other areas, to return to Nigeria next year to reap the advantage of the new policies.

The President, in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, also assured the French investors  that under his leadership, Nigeria would not fall short of international standards in the protection of foreign investments and the repatriation of returns on such investments.

Mother burns her 14-year-old daughter's private parts for wasting maize flour

Police in Likuyani Kakamega County, Kenya have launched a manhunt for a woman who burnt her 14-year-old daughter for wasting maize flour, news24 reports. The woman, identified as Pelesia Saoke from Furfal village, is said to have tied the victim's hands, caned her then poured about a litre of Kerosene on her before setting her on fire.


Confirming the incident, Likuyani OCPD Meshack Kiptum (pictured above) said the victim was rescued by neighbours who responded in time and saved her before informing the police who took her to Kitale hospital.

 "The-14-year old girl is undergoing treatment as her private parts were burnt and she needs counselling. The mother has gone into hiding but police are surveying the area and she will be arrested soon with cooperation from the public,” Kiptum said.

The officer urged parents to avoid imposing such inhumane punishment on their children but look for other means of punishment. The victim’s brother, Bonventure Okoth said her mother came back home around 6 pm in the evening and found her elder sister frying the maize flour when she burnt her.

"My mother tied my elder sister's hands, beat her before she soaked her with paraffin and burnt her before she went into hiding. She said she was punishing my sister for misusing flour,” Okoth said.

Neighbours say this is not the first incidence as the woman is fond of beating up her children and threaten to set them ablaze.

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Photos of the mother who couldn't say goodbye to her dead child

These are the tragic photos of a gorilla called Shira Frankfurt Zoo in Germany who lost her child only 1 week after its birth. The Gorilla could be seen walking frantically through her cage at, desperate for her dead baby to wake up.

Grief is written all over her face as she carries her, cuddles her and sometimes shakes her.

But her baby died after a week and she doesn't understand why. At night she lays the dead gorilla across her stomach and wakes up with the same perplexed look on her face when her baby doesn't stir.

Zoo director Prof. Manfred Niekisch said; 'Last Thursday she was OK in the morning but in the afternoon she suddenly and without warning died. We have as yet no idea what caused it.'

 Eventually, she let go of the corpse of her baby and the zookeepers took the body for autopsy.

Rick Ross is off the market, he's now engaged

 

Rick Ross is engaged to his 22 year old video vixen girlfriend., Lira Galore after dating for 5 months. Congratulations to the new couple! Photos of the ring after the cut..

Photos: Blue Ivy refuses to let Beyonce's bodyguard touch her, but lights up when Jay Z comes to get her

This is 3 year old Blue Ivy refusing to let Beyonce's bodyguard Julius carry her onto the boat during the family's boat trip in Capri. Blue Ivy even refused to move until her dad comes to get her. Blue Ivy immediately leaped into her dad's arms. See the photos after the cut...

Army authorities send back pardoned soldiers to fight Boko Haram

The Nigerian Army has deployed 3,032 soldiers that were pardoned to fight Boko Haram insurgents.

These 3,032 soldiers are among the 5,000 dismissed soldiers who were sentenced to death for disobeying a direct order by their commandant to fight Boko Haram insurgents.

It's been reported that on Thursday, the soldiers had been sent to the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, following the completion of a two-week reorientation training programme organised for them at the Nigerian Army Training Centre, Kontagora, Niger State.

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A military source said that the soldiers were moved to the headquarters of the 7 Division, Maiduguri, for deployment in the North East.

The source said

“The Army authorities have re-launched the 3032 soldiers who were granted pardon by the review panel into the mission area.

“The soldiers were moved to the 7 Division Headquarters where they are expected to be deployed in various locations in the conflict area.

“You know that they were moved to the Nigerian Army Training Centre, Kontagora, for a two week training programme for their readmission into the service.

“They completed the course and have been deployed in the North-East sometime last week to add more value to the operation.”

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said that the soldiers were now ready to fight the terrorists.

He said,

“The committee has concluded its sitting last week and has made certain recommendations that led to the reinstatement of 3,032 soldiers into the Nigerian Army out of the 5,000 cases that were reviewed.

“The reinstated soldiers have shown total readiness to be re-launched into the theatre to combat insurgency and have now commenced a retraining exercise at the Nigerian Army Training Centre, Kontagora, Niger State.

“This training is to reorient the affected soldiers and prepare them for this closing stage of the operational aspect of the counter insurgency operations with more weapons and new leadership.”

Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Msgr. Gabriel Osu, said it was a great decision for the soildiers to be recalled and that now that are properly equipped they are more willing to fight.

Msgr Osu said,

“We thank God. At least, they have allowed reason to go beyond military style because these guys would have just faced firing squad for nothing.

“If you don’t equip your soldiers, you don’t train them well, you don’t pay them well, don’t expect anything different from whatever has happened.

“This is a very big morale booster; the morale booster is there for them to carry out the presidential task.

“You will see that with backing and with the arms, the soldiers will fight well and they will do their best to crush the insurgents.”

Man gets arrested after he posted a photo of himself committing a crime on his FB page

                                                                                                                                                                            Police in Clayton, Missouri arrested a man after the criminal posted a photo of himself committing a crime on his Facebook page. Brandon Ward was arrested for taking part in the looting following the Ferguson riots that happened back in November after the death of Michael Brown.
His own mother saw the FB post and tipped the police off to the incriminating evidence.
Take a look at his not-so-bright post of his image on the local news: He titled it "lmao Im on TV.

Golden Chance Lotto goes online, gives free bets

Nigeria’s leading lotto company, Winners Golden Chance Ventures Limited creates an online platform where users can play their favorite lotto games. The website winnersgoldenchance.com has all Golden Chance Lotto indoor games and International games on offer                            .

To compliment the launch, Golden Chance is giving every new registered member free N200 to place bets on the platform. Also, every deposits made between now and December 31^st 2015 will get an additional 5% of the deposited amount. 

So waste no time, log on to www.winnersgoldenchance.com, register by clicking the ‘Join Us’ button and start off with a N200 Wallet.

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Apple Watch = Celebrity hotness

                                                                                                                                                                           All the celebrities have one and now you can get yours. On u-wantit.com the MacBook Air sold for £2.11, the last iPhone 6 sold for £1.36 who knows how much the Apple Watch will sell for! Get an Apple Watch for the price of apples, hurry bid now on http://u-wantit.com/

Uche Jombo Rodriguez shares cute photo with husband

He's a fine one!

Khloe Kardashian steps out in skin tight full-length body stocking

                                    The 31 year old reality star wore this skin tight Adidas body stocking for her flight home to LA from New York yesterday. How did she put that on? Looks really tight. More pics after the cut...

See what a lady posted on Facebook...

                                                                                                                                                                                     This must be the only woman in the world that wants a cheating husband. But why?

Funmi Iyanda shares throwback pics from the set of her old TV show

The talk show icon shared photos from her old TV show 'New Dawn with Funmi Iyanda & captioned it "Mad props, mad style, mad dance...to my own rhythm, daily, at dawn. 2004/2005, before, after and always."

Woman cuts off married lover's manhood because he wouldnt leave his wife for her (photos)

When 20-year-old Zhang got fed up with her married lover's empty promises to leave his wife, she took matters into her own hands by cutting off his penis with scissors. The victim, Liu, a 50-year-old business from Hangzhou in Zhejiag Province, China repeatedly promised his young girlfriend that he would leave his wife to begin a new life with her.

On that fateful day, the lovers checked into a hotel in the city together for their usual rendezvous. But soon afterwards Liu ran out of the room screaming and covered in blood, according to a staff member

She added that she saw a young woman sneaking away soon afterwards.

"I went into the room and there were a pair of scissors and a severed penis lying on the bed."

The woman had given sleeping pills to the man and cut off his penis as he slept.The businessman ran out half-naked into the street, calling for a doctor. He eventually got a taxi that took him to the hospital.

According to police reports, Zhang is now being sought for ‘cutting off a victim’s reproductive organ’.

Her current whereabouts are unknown. Police have declined to comment on whether Liu’s penis was reattached.

Three Crowns Milk #SmartLikeMine competition

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Ever heard the term “Ajayi, Smarty pants or ITK- I –too- know” before? These are the few names we called people who raise their hands to every question in class, showed off about knowing everything and asked too many questions when the lecturer was about to leave. The beautiful thing is, there was always one in every class. 

We can never forget chubby Sade in secondary school, always looking for one way or the other to show-off. So, one particular day, she over did it. It was 4pm that day and I remember vividly because we were all so hungry and eager to head to the dining hall. Our teacher as usual, threw a question at us as he was about to leave. None of us knew the answer, all except one boy who answered correctly and thankfully, briefly. 

Our teacher was already stepping out and we following behind, when we heard our beautiful, never disappointing Sade say “In addition to that sir…” And then we all totally lost it, I mean… totally! At the end of the day, her addition was different from the question asked and we ended up missing lunch. LOL (That last part is me exaggerating)

Now that I am much older, I think being an ITK is actually a very good thing, after all, I saw Sade in a Porsche Cayenne cruising Lagos last Wednesday. Me too I go hammer o.

So fast forward to today;I hear Three Crowns Milk is changing the conversation by awarding its smart fans N50, 000 shopping vouchers, a MacBook Air, IPhone 6 and IPad in its #ThreeCrownsMilkSmartLikeMine competition on Facebook.

For ten days, Three Crowns Milk fans will answer questions uploaded everyday on the Facebook page. The first correct answer for each day wins a N50, 000 vouchers and at the end of the competition, the ten winners would compete for the grand prizes of MacBook Air, IPhone 6 and IPad.

So if you think you are smart enough, then log on to www.facebook.com/ThreeCrownsMilk today, to participate.

Ibinabo Fiberisima and husband gush about each amidst break up rumors

The couple who got married just last year are already being plagued by break up rumours  Na wa for some people. The actress took to Facebook to gush about her man who also replied...

"Na wa o, Them wan crash am for me now now now? Abeg o, there's nothing like that. This is the first time I'm hearing that. I don't have a problem with my husband. We are still together." Ibinabo told Yes! International magazine

Photos: Tamera Mowry shares more beautiful photos of her daughter

The actress & The Real co-host shared the photos on Instagram. Beautiful family! More after the cut..