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Obidient artist in Jos.

Sirmwill:
ASUU knows that they can be ended like SARS if all students should decide to run mad small...

#EndASUU...

I think it should be Nigerians asking Government to honor their agreements with ASUU.

dmbb:
ASUU is a good union I like it

I wonder what would have happen to public institutions in this country without ASUU.
Remember when ASUU struggled for the establishment of TETFUND, we thought they were being selfish. Today, Tetfund is the only thing sustaining public higher institutions in the country.
The politicians are only struggling to central corruption through IPPIS.

Handout

FirstCounsel:
I just got a soft copy of the book this evening. Tomorrow public holiday I hope to feast on it all day God willing

Good day oga mi. How can I get a soft copy of the book.
Thank you.

The blame game is gradually turning to their own tables. At least Jonathan can now rest.

Deeper Life Monday Bible Study programs is indeed a place where you can have exposition on the word of God.

“We have no information to provide on this matter.”
This is a technical response to the stupid question raised by Punch.

Terrorists everywhere these days.

It's unfortunate. But that story is one sided.

More confusion over the campuses!

The sexual act stimulates the glands of the body to secrete fluid. this is not restricted to the sexual organs but all gland types may be affected by the chemicals produced in the higher centres of the brain after a pleasurable experience.
I got this from yahoo.

“Fulani men are only after their cattle not after any government or its policies and programmes. How can they carry weapons, to go and do what with it ?,” he queried.

Do they goad cattle with AK 47 nowadays?
Brain wash your slaves.

An old man told me some time last month that we haven't seen any thing yet. He claimed the Buhari of today is still the same as of old. He hasn't changed. And his policies are still the same.

Please sir, restore the epileptic power you met when you came in as the minister of power and leave that seat for a competent professional!
Why won't our politicians learn from what David Cameron just did?
If you can't give us power please just leave sir! We understand that isn't your area.

I totally agree with you. Nigerians are crazy about paper qualifications.

Talented!

Who represented the dead bodies?
Where are the human right activists?
Abi dead body no be human?

This was how Wike sacked all lecturers that embarked on the 2013 ASUU strike. We continue doing the same things and expect different results.
Naija which way? I think these guys are not different from the PDP we had for 16 yrs.

No body should be allowed to play politics with Mr. President's health. He should be allowed to fully recover if he is still not fit. Don't rush him back because of what people will say.

This is the reason why we have abandoned projects everywhere in this country . Most of us don't understand that government is a continuum. When will Amaechi recover the money? Please let them continue with the project and initiate the process of recovery our yams!

Hypocrisy of the highest order! Will he get forex from CBN for this?

In APC's world, the fall in oil prices is also affecting the power sector in Nigeria. Now I know that noise making is different from reality in governance.

The price of oil has gone above $50 a barrel for the first time in 2016 as supply disruptions and increased global demand continue to fuel a recovery.
Benchmark Brent crude hit $50.22 per barrel at one stage on Thursday, its highest level since early November.
The rise followed US data showing that oil inventories had fallen after supply disruptions due to fires in Canada.
Brent crude has now risen 80% since it hit 13-year lows of below $28 a barrel at the start of the year.
US crude oil inventories fell by 4.2 million barrels to 537.1 million barrels in the week to May 20, according to US Department of Energy data.
Canada is the biggest supplier to the US and wildfires in the western provinces have reduced supplies by about a million barrels per day.
Talks in recent months between Opec and Russia about freezing oil production had already encouraged a price rise.
Short-term disruptions to oil supplies have also lifted the price, offsetting higher production from Iran and Saudi Arabia.
As well as the disruption to key oil production facilities in Canada, attacks by militant groups continue to restrict oil pipelines in Nigeria.
Demand has also been better than expected from major economies such as China, India and Russia.
Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets, said: "We do now appear to be seeing the effects that the decline in US output is having, and while supplies remain elevated, the glut does now appear to be diminishing."
'Surprises'
Against this backdrop, analysts are starting to raise their forecasts.
Goldman Sachs said earlier this month that it now expected oil prices to consistently hit $50 a barrel in the second half of 2016 and $60 by the end of 2017.
The US bank said: "The oil market continues to deliver its share of surprises, with low prices driving disruptions in Nigeria, higher output in Iran and better demand.
"With each of these shifts significant in magnitude, the oil market has gone from nearing storage saturation to being in deficit much earlier than we expected."
Oiling the gears
In a sign of growing confidence, oil companies have started preparing for higher prices.
BP said last month it had budgeted for prices of at least between $50 and $55 a barrel in 2017.
And last month US oil producer Pioneer Natural Resources announced plans to add up to 10 new rigs when the oil price gets back up to $50.
Adam Laird, an investment manager at Hargreaves Lansdown, told the BBC: "This is an area that's been starved of resources and investment and that psychological barrier [of $50] could be enough to make some executives reassess."
However, Mr Laird cautioned that price volatility was likely to continue. "It's too early to say this is the beginning of the big rebound," he said.
Abhishek Deshpande, an oil markets analyst at Natixis, agreed and said: "We believe that the market is going up, but if it goes too quickly there will be auto-corrections."
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36303577

Fire everywhere nowadays. Is this related to climate change or APC change?

I don't want to believe this article. If this is true then we are still very far from liberation from these politicians. They are still seeing Nigeria in the light of resource control.

This is not far from the truth because Nigeria political parties have no ideologies.

Ighalo to lead Chelsea overhaul

Chelsea are preparing for a summer striker shake-up and want Watford's Odion Ighalo to spearhead their attack. Loic Remy and Radamel Falcao will both be sold, while Diego Costa could also leave, and the Blues hope to win the race for Ighalo.

Source: Daily Mirror
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 22:59

EFCC had better start recruiting staff. The harvest is plentiful!

Interesting information.
Good bless you real good OP.

Sunnis and Shia: Islam's ancient schism
4 January 2016
From the section Middle East
Pilgrims worshipping at MeccaImage copyrightAP
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Pilgrimage to Mecca is one of many rituals that are shared by both sects
The divide between Sunnis and Shia is the largest and oldest in the history of Islam.
Members of the two sects have co-existed for centuries and share many fundamental beliefs and practices. But they differ in doctrine, ritual, law, theology and religious organisation.
Their leaders also often seem to be in competition. From Lebanon and Syria to Iraq and Pakistan, many recent conflicts have emphasised the sectarian divide, tearing communities apart.
Who are the Sunnis?
The great majority of the world's more than 1.5 billion Muslims are Sunnis - estimates suggest the figure is somewhere between 85% and 90%. In the Middle East, Sunnis make up 90% or more of the populations of Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, EgyptImage copyrightGetty Images
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Egypt is home to some of Sunni Islam's oldest centres of learning
Sunnis regard themselves as the orthodox branch of Islam.
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The name "Sunni" is derived from the phrase "Ahl al-Sunnah", or "People of the Tradition". The tradition in this case refers to practices based on what the Prophet Muhammad said, did, agreed to or condemned.
A map of Sunni populations in the Middle East
All Muslims are guided by the Sunnah, but Sunnis stress its primacy. Shia are also guided by the wisdom of Muhammad's descendants through his son-in-law and cousin, Ali.
Sunni life is guided by four schools of legal thought, each of which strives to develop practical applications of the Sunnah.
Who are the Shia?
Shia constitute about 10% of all Muslims, and globally their population is estimated at between 154 and 200 million.
Lebanese Shia supporters of Hezbollah listen to the story of Imam Hussein in BeirutImage copyrightAP
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The deaths of Ali, Hassan and Hussein gave rise to the Shia concept of martyrdom
Shia Muslims are in the majority in Iran, Iraq, Bahrain, Azerbaijan and, according to some estimates, Yemen. There are also large Shia communities in Afghanistan, India, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Qatar, Syria, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
In early Islamic history, the Shia were a movement - literally "Shiat Ali" or the "Party of Ali". They claimed that Ali was the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad as leader (imam) of the Muslim community following his death in 632.
Ali was assassinated in 661 after a five-year caliphate that was marred by civil war. His sons, Hassan and Hussein, were denied what they thought was their legitimate right of accession to the caliphate.
Hassan is believed to have been poisoned in 680 by Muawiyah, the first caliph of the Sunni Umayyad dynasty, while Hussein was killed on the battlefield by the Umayyads in 681. These events gave rise to the Shia concept of martyrdom and the rituals of grieving.
A map of Shia populations in the Middle East
There are three main branches of Shia Islam today - the Zaidis, Ismailis and Ithna Asharis (Twelvers or Imamis). The Ithna Asharis are the largest group and believe that Muhammad's religious leadership, spiritual authority and divine guidance were passed on to 12 of his descendants, beginning with Ali, Hassan and Hussein.
The 12th Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, is said to have disappeared from a cave below a mosque in 878. Ithna Asharis believe the so-called "awaited imam" did not die and will return at the end of time to restore justice on earth.
What role has sectarianism played in recent crises?
In countries which have been governed by Sunnis, Shia tend to make up the poorest sections of society. They often see themselves as victims of discrimination and oppression. Sunni extremists frequently denounce Shia as heretics who should be killed.
Iranian protesters raise their fists in front of a portrait of Saudi Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr following execution (3 January 2016)Image copyrightAFP
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The execution by Saudi Arabia of a prominent Shia cleric triggered a diplomatic crisis with Iran
The Iranian revolution of 1979 launched a radical Shia Islamist agenda that was perceived as a challenge to conservative Sunni regimes, particularly in the Gulf.
Tehran's policy of supporting Shia militias and parties beyond its borders was matched by Sunni-ruled Gulf states, which strengthened their links to Sunni governments and movements elsewhere.
Today, many conflicts in the region have strong sectarian overtones.
In Syria, Iranian troops, Hezbollah fighters and Iranian-backed Shia militiamen have been helping the Shia-led government battle the Sunni-dominated opposition. Sunni jihadist groups, including Islamic State (IS), have meanwhile been targeting Shia and their places of worship in Syria and neighbouring Iraq.
In January 2016, the execution by Saudi Arabia of a prominent Shia cleric who supported mass anti-government protests triggered a diplomatic crisis with Iran and angry demonstrations across the Middle East.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-16047709