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Obasanjo Collapses In Church

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, who twice ruled Nigeria, once in the 1970s and then for eight years starting in 1999, collapsed today at the St. Stephens Anglican Church in Igbotako, Ondo State.

The fainting incident took place at about 12 noon, Nigerian time, at a thanksgiving service in honour of Major General Olu Bajowa (Rtd), an Obasanjo protégé who is celebrating his 70th birthday. Major General Olu Bajowa was once indicted for mismanaging the Nigerian airways.

Obasanjo was rushed to a sickbay at the home of the celebrant. When he re-appeared, he appeared woozy, but managed to complete the event before returning home to Abeokuta, Ogun State, later in the day. The former president has faced a multitude of personal misfortunes in recent times. On one occasion, he was attacked and ridiculed in broad daylight at the Lagos Airport by an irate Nigerian who blamed him for the political and economic crisis bedeviling the country. In another public event, the former governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, insulted him in public, calling him "father of bastards."

Although Obasanjo's real age is unknown, the former head of state is said to suffer from diabetes. Like most former leaders, he obtains his medical care in foreign hospitals.

Waec Nov/dec 2010 Gce Result Is Out But Only 20% Passed Nationwide,what A Shame!

agos — Only 20.04 per cent or 62,295 candidates obtained credit pass in English, Mathematics and three other subjects in the Nov./Dec. 2010 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE.

Head of the Nigerian National Office of the West African Examination Council, WAEC, Dr Iyi Uwadiae at a press conference, yesterday, in Lagos said the result was not impressive.

He said 310,077 candidates sat for the examination with 51,876 of them, representing 16.73 per cent, being withheld for their involvement in “alleged malpractice.”

“A total of 133,507 candidates (43.06 per cent) obtained credit and above in English Language, while 151,569 candidates (48.88 per cent) obtained credit and above in Mathematics,” he said.

Uwadiae told journalists that 33 blind candidates took the examination and only four of them got credit passes in five subjects including English Language.

Blind candidates are exempted by regulation from registering for mathematics and science based subjects.
“All the reports on cases of involvement in examination malpractice have been complied for presentation to the Nigerian Examination Committee of the Council in March,” he said.

Uwadiae said the result was released two weeks ahead of schedule to enable students use these for registration purposes in higher institutions that had admitted them.

He told journalists that WAEC would soon modernise its examination model to the e_testing format (electronic test) but that the process was at its experimental stage.

“The quick release of the result is due to the commitment of the markers and the effective application of our new computer software for processing results,” he said.

Anthony Enahoro DIES at 87

Chief Anthony Enahoro, (22nd July 1923-15th December 2010) was one of Nigeria’s foremost anti-colonial and pro-democracy activists. He was born the eldest of twelve children in Uromi in the present Edo State of Nigeria. His Esan parents were Anastasius Okotako Enahoro (d. 1968) and Fidelia Inibokun née Okoji (d. 1969). Chief Enahoro has had a long and distinguished career in the press, politics, the civil service and the pro-democracy movement.

Educated at the Government School Uromi, Government School Owo and King's College, Lagos, Chief Enahoro became the editor of Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe’s newspaper, the Southern Nigerian Defender, Ibadan, in 1944 at the age of 21, thus becoming Nigeria’s youngest editor ever. He later became the editor of Zik’s Comet, Kano, 1945-49, also associate editor West African Pilot, Lagos, editor-in-chief Morning Star, 1950-53.

Chief Enahoro became a foundation member of Chief Awolowo’s Action Group party; secretary and chairman, Ishan Division Council; member Western House of assembly; and later member, Federal House of Representatives in 1951. He later became Minister of Home Affairs in the old western region. He was the Opposition spokesman on Foreign policy and Legislative Affairs in the Federal House of Representatives, 1959-63; and moved the motion for the independence of Nigeria. Despite claims to the contrary, the fact is clear that Chief Anthony Eromosele Enahoro was the mover for the motion that eventually lead to the Independence of Nigeria on October 1, 1960. The motion suffered many setbacks and had other legislators re-moving the motion. Chief Enahoro was a delegate to most of the constitutional conferences leading to the independence of Nigeria in 1960.

During the 1962 crisis in the old Western region, he was detained along with other Action Group members. Accused of treason during the Awolowo alleged coup trial, Chief Enahoro escaped to the United Kingdom in 1963. He was extradited from the UK and imprisoned for treason. In 1966, he was released by the Military Government.

During the Nigerian crisis that followed the 1966 coups, Chief Enahoro was the leader of the then Mid-West delegation to the Ad Hoc Constitutional Conference in Lagos. He later became Federal commissioner (Minister) for Information and Labour under the General Yakubu Gowon Military Government, 1967-74; Federal Commissioner for Special Duties, 1975. He later became member of the National Party of Nigeria, NPN, 1978-83. He was the president, World Festival of Negro Arts and Culture, 1972-75.

Chief Enahoro was the chairman of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), a pro-democracy group that fought dictator Sani Abacha till Abacha’s death.

Chief Enahoro was conferred with the national honour of Commander, Order of the Federal Republic, CFR, in 1982, and is the chairman of the Movement for National Reformation, MNR; as well as the Pro-National Conference Organisation, PRONACO. He was awarded honorary DSC by the University of Benin in 1972. Among his publications include the treatise Fugitive Offender. Chief Enahoro played golf and followed cricket ardently.

Chief Enahoro is survived by his wife Helen (née Ediae) their five children - Kenneth, Eugene, Bella, Victor and Gabriel.

Dora Akuyili Quits Jonathan's Cabinet To Join Politics

Nigeria’s minister of information, Dora Akunyili, formally left the cabinet of Goodluck Jonathan today to join politics. Her valedictory statement read at the Federal Executive Council meeting today finally put to rest speculations about her political future.

VALEDICTORY ADDRESS TO THE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL BY PROF. DORA AKUNYILI, HON. MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, ABUJA, DECEMBER 15, 2010

Mr. President, Mr. Vice President, and esteemed colleagues with whom I have formed a family — some of you for the past two years and others for a lesser period of time. I wish to humbly inform Council that I am resigning from the Cabinet with effect from tomorrow, 16th December, 2010.

Today is therefore a very emotional day for me in Council. This is because I have been so closely bonded to most of you that my departure is like leaving a family. My heart is so heavy because in this Council, I have found comfort and friendship.

However, having reflected over the years about events in Nigeria and in particular my state, Anambra, I have come to the conclusion that it is indeed a defining moment in my life when I should make the sacrifice of leaving a comfortable place to go to a difficult terrain in order to build a better place for our children. I have, therefore, decided to join my Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, who is doing a great job in continuing to build Anambra State as an APGA Senator. In this regard, I intend to pick the nomination form today to run for the office of Senator Representing Anambra Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly.

As I take this step, I solicit for your prayers and other forms of support. I am making this request because you are my people and my immediate constituency. Yes, my colleagues in the pharmaceutical industry are still my people but I have virtually exhausted my goodwill with them in the service of our dear Country, especially in support of the Re-branding Nigeria project. Many drug manufacturing companies spent over N10 million for the Re-branding Nigeria materials because they desperately wanted me to succeed. Therefore, it is you and only you that I can now run to for support. Please, I plead with each and everyone of you to sow a seed to my political career, you will never regret it. In the words of President Jonathan, I will never let you down. Yes, I will be in the senate by the grace of God for my constituency and for the nation but you can be sure that I will also be there for you.

Mr. President, I am deeply grateful to you for giving me the opportunity to serve our dear Country as Minister of Information and Communications. I am equally grateful for the co-operation which you, the VP and my Cabinet colleagues extended to me in the course of my duties, without which I would not have succeeded. Mr. President, I will never forget the encouragement you gave me through phone calls, text messages, e.t.c. when I was in NAFDAC during that fight for life. Mr. Vice President, you always call me your sister, please continue to call me your sister.

I wish Mr. President, Mr. Vice President, and other Council members who may wish to contest in the 2011 elections success in this regard. I pray that this Council succeeds to the end and that many of you continue as Council members after May 2011.

I leave you with love and fond memories. Thank you and God bless you all.

PROF. DORA NKEM AKUNYILI, OFR

HON. MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, ABUJA, DECEMBER 15, 2010

Man United knock Arsenal off top spot

Arsenal's Gael Clichy (R) challenges Manchester United's Nani during their English Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford in Manchester, northern England, December 13, 2010




Manchester United knocked Arsenal off the top of the Premier League as they stifled their title rivals' attacking flair with a 1-0 win, thanks to Park Ji-sung's goal on Monday.

United went ahead four minutes before halftime when South Korean midfielder, Park, twisted to get his head on a Nani cross from the right which had taken a slight deflection off Arsenal defender, Gael Clichy. They squandered the chance to go 2-0 up when Wayne Rooney fired a penalty well over the bar with just over a quarter of an hour left after Clichy had handled in the area at Old Trafford.

The hosts, unbeaten in the league this season and with the best home record, were facing the team with the best away form, but Arsenal came up short and now sit second on 32 points, two behind United, who have a game in hand. United boss, Alex Ferguson's tactic of playing a five-man midfield paid off as Arsenal's usually potent combination of Marouane Chamakh, Samir Nasri and Andrei Arshavin could not string together the moves that have won much admiration this season.

"We didn't create enough chances. Our passing was not quick and sharp enough to get them out of position," Wenger told a news conference. "The technical quality of the game was average on both sides because the pitch is very poor in my opinion and the game suffered a lot for it."

Chilean miners

Watched by some of the Chilean miners who were rescued in October after being trapped for more than two months underground, a patchy encounter will have tested the patience of even those miners. It also did little to endorse either side's title credentials as they struggled to keep possession when they got near the box.

United were keen to test young Arsenal goalkeeper, Wojciech Szczesny, who was making his first Premier League and standing in for Polish compatriot, Lukasz Fabianski. Portugal winger, Nani shot straight into the 20-year-old's arms and Rooney did the same a couple of minutes later but the keeper stood strong, although his distribution was sometimes poor.

Ferguson had remarked before the game that Arsenal had become a more physical side and his team got increasingly frustrated as a series of clumsy challenges failed to tempt referee, Howard Webb, to delve into his pocket for a card. The first card came just before the break, with Chamakh punished for bringing down Nani and then three more followed for Arsenal - with none for United - as the tackles got higher. United defender, Rio Ferdinand, admitted it had not been a pretty match. "These games sometimes you don't play well but you just want to go out and do as well as you can," he said. "Three points is three points."

Needing Fabregas

Arsenal fans started chanting; "We want Cesc Fabregas" at the start of the second half, and with less than half an hour to go, manager Arsene Wenger heeded their pleas. Fabregas, out with a hamstring injury since November 23, came on with Robin van Persie in a double substitution for the ineffectual Tomas Rosicky and Jack Wilshire. But it was United who created the better chances and Arsenal had Szczesny to thank for some excellent saves; first from Anderson and an attempted lobby Rooney.

Rooney had sent his spot-kick high into the stands and Arsenal may feel that deserved to happen because Clichy had been somewhat unlucky to give away the penalty as he could not move out of the way when Nani was dribbling past him. The hosts held on, while the biggest cheers of the night were reserved for the rescued miners who posed for photos in the stands.