SPREAD SOME CHEERS

"Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad” (Proverbs 12:25).
There are increasing number of problems in the world today. With the collapse of many economies, jobs are failing fast, businesses are collapsing and homes are crumbling. Our newsstands are daily filled with stories of gloom – terrorists’ attacks, kidnappings, outbreaks of strange diseases with no known medical cure, uprisings, natural disasters and daily forecast and predictions of future woes. Coupled with these are the innumerable personal and family problems that many face. All these seem to live one with no desire to want to continue to live, hence the increasing rate of suicides and attempted suicides everywhere.

The sad reactions to these are the antagonisms, bitterness, brutality and violence being experienced everywhere. To survive, many have devised false methods. Nobody seems to be...

The First Ever Cheapest Slash Down Jumia Super Fashion Clearance Sale

 
Think for a second. A rich coral leather Steve Madden stilettos worth over 90 dollars, one of America’s most successful shoe designer, going for a fantastic price of N2,000 only on Jumia.com.ng. A whopping 70% discount on the well-tailored carefully cut David Wej blazer jacket originally going N 31,000 and the almighty classic Michael Kors bag every lady dreams of, up for grabs with 80% off at the Jumia fashion super clearance sale!
Such is the permeating excitement that will be bursting forth on the Jumia fashion clearance sale starting on the 19th of January up until 8th of February and whether you are a petite size or a stunning full figure, Jumia has got you covered with over 1 million premium fashion products at strip-down prices for a lively and trendy fashion ensembles...

REDUCTION OF PETROL PUMP PRICE

The minister of petroleum has this money announced the reduction in petrol price from #97 to #87.
The Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison-Madueke, who is also the the chairperson of OPEC, made the announcement on the country’s network station, the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). In his own words;
“I will like to announce the reduction in the price of Premium Motor Spirit by N10. Therefore, the reduction would be from N97 per litre to N87 per litre and this would be effective from midnight Sunday, January 18, 2015. In line with this I have directed the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) and the Directorate of Petroleum Resources to ensure that there is strict adherence of this regime as it takes effect from midnight Sunday, January 18. I do hope that the entire country will benefit immensely from this reduction of the pump price,”
Allison-Madueke said.
Nigerians have called for a price reduction in recent weeks as global oil prices continue to fall. The price of OPEC basket of twelve crudes, which includes Nigeria’s Bonny Light, stood at $43.14 a barrel on Thursday. The continued slump in prices have made several countries in Africa and beyond slash retail price of fuel, but prices have remained the same in Nigeria until midnight on Sun.

OSHIOMOLE DISMISSED IGBINEDION VARSITY STUDENTS

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Wednesday issued an executive order stopping the nursing students of Nigeria’s premier private university, Igbinedion University, Okada, from making use of the facilities of the state-owned Benin Central Hospital and the Stella Obasanjo Hospital.

The order which was contained in a press statement issued by Mr. Peter Okhiria, Chief Press Secretary to governor, said it was part of ongoing audit to rid the system of parasites feasting on the patrimony of Edo people.

According to the statement, the students of the School of Nursing affiliated to Igbinedion University, have until now used government hospitals free of charge over the years even when they pay their fees to the Igbinedion University.‎

It would be recalled that the state government had earlier terminated an agreement to train medical students of the university at its specialist hospitals over debts totalling N350 million.

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BOKO HARAM KILLED WOMAN IN LABOUR



With the recent onslaught of Boko haram in Northern Nigeria, this area is better decribed as "The Land of Blood" as thousands lost their lives everyday.
It is an ignominous evil that this unscrupulous fellow cannot even consider a woman in her pang. They massacre an innocent baby just before the child would see the land of the living.
IAFRICA.COM published the following lines this morning:
Boko Haram fighters killed a woman as she was in labour during what is feared could be the deadliest attack in the militants' six-year insurgency, Amnesty International claimed on Thursday.

The human rights group said one witness to the assault on Baga, on the shores of Lake Chad in northeast Nigeria, told them the woman was shot by indiscriminate fire that also cut down small children.

"Half of the baby boy (was) out and...

SAMSUNG LAUNCHES FIRST TIZEN SMARTPHONE

BY ENGADGET.COM

Tizen, for those that don't know, is an operating system co-developed by Samsung, Intel and others in the TIzen Foundation. Once thought to be the company's plan to free itself from Google's Android, the OS has yet to make a massive impact despite years of development.

Samsung has just announced the Z1, a low-end Tizen smartphone for India.

SPECIFICATIONS INCLUDE:
A 4-inch WVGA (800 x 480 pixels) display,
 a 1.2GHz processor & 3.1-megapixel camera (and a VGA front camera),

SUDAN CALLS OFF NIGERIAN VS SUDAN FRIENDLY MATCH

The Sudanese National team has at the eleventh hour called off the match between Nigeria Team and Sudan which was scheduled for January 17 in Dubai.

Sudan, which gave no reasons for its sudden withdrawal was scheduled to play Nigeria January 17 and Finland, January 22, both games were scheduled for Dubai. But Team Administrator, Dayo Enebi Achor, said in order not to distort the schedule of the national team for the New Year, Yemen was approached and accepted to play the Eagles and later Finland on the scheduled dates.

The Nigeria versus Yemen game will be played at the Sevens Stadium...