Saturday, 12 October 2013

Open Letter to David Moyes from Man. United Fan in Nigeria

Poor start of the new season by Manchester United concerns players, experts and, of course MU fans from around the world. Below is the example of such concerns by a supporter of the ‘Red Devils’ from Nigeria (unedited). I’m sitting down here and watching the nigger I just handed N5,000 walk away, a fruity-arse smile on his black-as-Satan’s-heart Yoruba face and a spring in his hell-bound step. Why I gave him the money, you might ask.

2015 General Elections May Hold In January – Jega

If the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has its way, the 2015 general elections may hold in either January or February of that year. The last general elections held in April, 2011 and the commission recalled that if not for the Voter Registration exercise which preceded that year’s elections, it would have been held on an earlier date to give room for imminent legal actions to be resolved before the inauguration date of May 29th.

ASUU STRIKE: FG Fights Back

As the ongoing strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, enters the fourth month, there are strong indications that the Federal Government has commenced the implementation of the “No Work, No Pay” rule. It was gathered from a reliable source at the National Universities Commission, NUC, that the government has passed a directive to the various universities governing councils to stop payment of salaries of the striking lecturers.

Eid-el-Kabir: Monday Not Public Holiday, Says FG

Contrary to speculation in some quarters that changes have been made in the dates earlier declared as public holidays in commemoration of the Eid-el-Kabir festival, the Federal Government has reiterated that Monday is a working day.  The Federal Government, through the Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro said the clarification became necessary following  the strings of misinformation said to be publicized by some media houses in the country. Mr. Moro reaffirmed that the dates of the Sallah holiday still remains Tuesday, 15th and Wednesday, 16th October, 2013 and “wishes all Nigerians a most rewarding and peaceful celebration.”