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Ikwere fist son: d fist nigerian paper publishd by a british man.but d truly fist nigerian paper publishd by a nigerian is rt hon dr nnamdi azikiwes west afrikan pilot

[b]Riding in the Open roofed Eko Tourist Bus from Marina through the
stretch to Ahmadu Bello Way to the cheers and colourful displays
of several groups who dotted the road, the Festival of Lights
train arrived at the Akin Adesola junction of the Bar Beach which
had been a centre point of a carnival like celebration to usher in
the holiday season programme.

In his remark in a brief reception at the Bar Beach, the Governor
said for the first time, Lagos State would be among the many
global cities and states that would be under world focus and
attention from 31st December to the New Year with the waterfront
being the centre of activities.

According to the Governor, it would be a new year unlike any
before now as people would be celebrating the New Year in Lagos
with the whole world participating.

In his words: "It means much more tourism exposure, We are taking
control of the beach and giving it a new meaning, You will see all
of the vendor stands, so there would be a lot of business that
would be going on there, there would also be a lot of party going
on there".

The Governor added that: "For me it is investment, opportunities
and possibilities coming together using one of our biggest
resources and waterfront assets".

He also informed that there would also be a sea food festival
where fresh fish, shrimps and all related sea food would be
available at a good deal , stressing that there would be a lot of
shopping that would be going on at the waterfront in the next few
days.[/b]

Governor Fashola said on the 31st from around 6pm from the
junction of Adeola Odeku to the Waterfront area only pedestrians
would be allowed as there would be no vehicular activity there.

Assuring however that the countdown to the New Year has been
designed to ensure wide participation, Governor Fashola said
people would be able to get there by invitation only, that could
be secured through radio talk shows and quiz programmes.

"So, it is going to be few days of pleasure on behalf of the
government and people of Lagos to flag off the event that starts
from tonight the 20th taking up to 31st December and into the New
Year 1st of January 2013 and would be a year that would be more
prosperous than all of the years that we have spent together", he
said.

The Governor noted that progress is being made on the journey of
the State as so many myths have been exploded about Lagos making
it clear that the Bright and Rewarding Future that everyone sees
is coming closer and within touching distance.

Also speaking, the representative of the Managing Director of
Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mr. Yussuf Ageni thanked the Lagos State
Government for giving the organization the opportunity to have the
platform which he described as a special privilege.

He noted that given the fact that the Nigerian Breweries has been
around for so long and started in Lagos with its first brewery
located in Lagos, anytime anyone talks about the success story of
the Nigerian Breweries it is synonymous with the success story of
Lagos.

He said when the team from the Lagos State Signage and Advertising
Agency(LASAA) came up with the initiative, the question from the
Nigerian Breweries was that where has the concept been all along
as it fits into one of the core values of the Nigerian Breweries
which is "enjoyment," with others being "respect" and "passion for
quality."

He added that one of the things every nation, every individual
celebrates is the end of the year because of the appreciation of
the divine privilege of being alive, adding that the entire
concept of the cross- over fits perfectly into one of the core
objectives of the Nigerian Breweries.

He explained that the NB Plc deliberately refused to sign a five
year deal because it believes the deal will be for eternity as
Nigerian Breweries once it starts any project can only make it
better, but will never start and stop.

Speaking earlier, the Managing Director of LASAA, Mr George Noah
welcomed guests to the programme which is the flag off of the
Festival of Lights for the Lagos Countdown event which comes up on
the 31st of December 2012.

He said LASAA has worked with the Lagos State Electricity Board
and with various agencies towards the success of the small
reception and procession from Marina to Bar Beach where the event
will take place.

Prominent among those who attended the flag off were the Oba of
Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu I, members of the State Executive Council
including the Commissioners for Environment, Mr Tunji Bello,
Tourism, Mr Disun Holloway, Agriculture and Co-operatives, Prince
Gbolahan Lawal among others

Frank-C:
Please, don't refer me to NL as a credible news source. Kindly list the roads that have been completed that meet the conditions listed. List of new hospitals, pipe borne water, water ways, etc that were not existing and Fashola brought to life will do. Calling people clowns and ignorant for demanding accountability from government is just childish and petty.

Please, don't tell me about Lekki - Epe express way or Badagry road or even Eko Hotel round about xmass decorations by some banks. List roads, bridges and capital projects finished by Fashola's administration. Lets keep it civil, please.

Frank-C:
You are not really addressing the points raised. Fashola's record is being x-rayed here, not that of another leader. Since you appointed yourself his spokesman, do well to defend his record without sounding petty.

List the roads being constructed by Fashola administration, not some PPP project or those being executed by world bank or ECOWAS or such other bodies. Many people here know how much is being deducted from their monthly income in the name of tax and they deserve to know what exactly it is being used for.

Is the allegation that no new hospitals or new roads or pipe borne water extension has been executed by Lagos State government over the last 5 years true? Is it true that most projects being executed in lagos state are by private investors and multi-lateral partnerships?
Lagos earns about N30b monthly in combined IGR and Federal allocation. Lagos also ranks highest in the list of state debtors in the country. What exactly are these monies being used for? In fact, Lagos is a microcosm of Nigeria and i want to know how much Fashola spend daily on food and what his monthly security vote is? Yes, i deserve to know because this is democracy and this information should be freely accessible to all that want it but it is not to me.

Any attempt to call me and others names instead of being a democrat that most of you Fashola propaganda machine have always preached will go further to expose the hollowness of your criticism. Answer the questions and leave GEJ out of it, after all you have 'convinced' us all that he is bad, so there is not need comparing the 'excellent, smart, articulate and clue-ful' fashola and the man most of you have summarized his profile as a 'retardeen'

ndu_chucks: I feel sorry for the confused lot who have 201 gods who are pulling them every which way. The Ooni who serves only one God seems to be wiser than you people. If Ooni's actions do not show you that your 201 gods are useless, nothing else will. No wonder the most SW muslims seems incapable of practicing true Islam and most of their Christian "Pastors" are money pastors. SMH

I'd suggest that people should not wastre their time in trying to reason with people like narrow minded babapupa. His "cogent" points are usually filled with name calling and other abuses just like eko ile's.

Amdoyin: Human being wif dere complaint attitude saaa...though am nt an imolite but a typical omo ibadan. But i av read nd learnt alot about d goodwills of rochas among d south east governors. Two weeks break is neva much 4 som1 dat has workd for 365 days..d opposition party claimed d state wud loss a huge income within d speculated two weeks, can any1 eva compare Rochas works wit oda governors. Stop critizing!

saxywale: Are you minding that dude. It's best if you ignore him.


Yes but not by accepting that Oduduwa is a Bini prince and that all Yoruba descended from bini.

As for the Alaafin, that issue had been flogged several times on here. He should continue his fight of superiority with the Olubadan and Soun in Oyo state... and not try to distort historical facts. I really hope an educated man becomes the next Alaafin.

Dudu_Negro: nobody betrayed Abiola. Abiola took things too far out. the same people we accuse of betraying Abiola eere the ones that cautioned and pleaded with him about his alliances with sokoto. Abiola pressed on and believed he was untouchable. it was too late for any of them to save him, he had become too big and envied in the north. even koffi annan intervened and could not save.him.

saxywale: Typical, there's no point arguing with someone who is not exposed...so ignored.

Dudu_Negro: this is not how we address our monarchs in yorubaland. you are not the only one, if you are indeed a yoruba son as claimed, who does not like Ooni. However, you must still respect the crown and the throne. I advise and plead with you to stop.

donroxy: U urself u re anti-yoruba.... Where lies ur ''Respect''...... An xtics of Average Yoruba-man or kid !!!

U just called ''Ori-Ade'' useless not jus any Monarch but Ooni,Haba!!!


Whatever transpires between Ooni and Alaafin, let it be there!!!

9jacrip: Please relax, his personality might come off as repulsive to you but the fact remains that his office is (at) the peak of Yoruba race which Alaafin of Oyo must get off his high horse to deal with.

Iwe Irohin, Nigeria’s first newspaper, was established by a missionary, Henry Townsend in 1859.
The first Nigerian Newspaper, known as Iwe Irohin, was on Friday resuscitated after 140 years of its demise in Abeokuta, the Ogun State Capital.

The re-launch took place at the Press Centre, with dignitaries in attendance expressing their joy over the resuscitation.

The 32-page tabloid, which is an initiative of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Ogun State Council, was reviewed by Adegoke Raufu, the Head of the Department of Mass Communication at the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta.
[b]
The newspaper is printed on pure white bond of 60 gram thickness. Eight pages of the paper are presented in full-processed colours, while the remaining 24 pages are in black and white. The news pages run in six columns, while interviews and features pages are run in four columns.

The reviewer noted that Iwe Irohin is a good attempt and a commendable effort at re-living the past, adding that it shows the dedication of journalists in Ogun State to upholding the past for the purpose of consolidating the present.

“What is now required of all of us is uniting for the future of journalism practice in Nigeria. For now, we are endangered species,” Mr. Raufu said.

In this remark, Yemisi Fadairo, the Special Assistant on Information to Ibikunle Amosun, the Ogun State Governor, called for a regular media summit, which should focus on the need for professionals to be alive to the responsibilities of taking over ownership of media establishment.

“There is need for a summit to think of how professionals can come up to set up and sustain newspapers, because politicians have hijacked newspapers,” Mr. Fadairo said. “It is not only detrimental to the journalism profession, but also to the nation and democracy.”

Mr. Fadairo noted that only few newspapers in the country are owned by journalists, lamenting that just recently, Newswatch and National Mirror, owned by journalists, were sold to a businessman.

Iwe Irohin was founded on December 3, 1859, by a missionary, Henry Townsend. It was published bi-weekly, in Yoruba and English language and ran for about eight years, specifically from 1859 to 1867.[/b]

A single edition had eight pages in total and while the Yoruba edition was sold for 120 cowries, the English edition cost a penny.

Its pages were usually divided into two columns and had no pictures.

9jacrip: Easy there sir.

saxywale: do you know how much it cost to accommodate, cloth, feed and train a candidate in Western Europe for 18months?


I think they should be trained in Africa or Asia. In Europe, a visit to big stores would reveal that most of their food products(excluding dairies) are sourced from farms in Africa & Asia.
Wetin dem wan go learn for Germany, how to drive tractors? as Germany does not have a cassava or yam field. It's a temperate region.

Baby mama:
The wife of RTD general Rotimi abducted on Dec 12 in Ibadan is yet to be found
Stay there and be pointing fingers
I have challenged you or anyone to show me one crime,just one crime committed in Igboland that is unheard of in Yorubaland,I am yet to get a response.

Tolexander: @rabies mama, are those all you could mention?
Let me naw give u names of igbo men and women that shook nigeria and sustain it on the world map!
Abba wowen(abba women riot 1929)
equiano olaudah1745 to 1797(Explorer, writer, merchant, slave,
abolitionist)
edward wilmot blyden
nnamdi azikwe
akanu ibiam
okpara michael
ikoku alvan
mazi mbonu ojike
louise nwachukwu mbanefo
aguyi ironsi
kenneth dike
ebuka obi uchendu
louis ojukwu(odumegwu ojukwu'father, the richest in west africa durin his time)
cyprian ekwenzi
christopher okigbo
adele eberechukwu afigbo
flora nwapa
justice chukwudifu oputa
chika obi
cardinal francis arinze
austin okere(computer wizkid)
ihenacho ukegbu
emeka ayanoku
okonjo iweala
phillip emeagwali
chimananda adichie
batholomew nnaji and husband
those are the igbos that contributed to the growth of nation not all those majors that killed our leaders, warlord that fled battle, senile and crippled octogendrian and abba guys that produces adulterated drugs and fake eletronics.
Pretty sure u have learnt many things tonight.
It wont be good for u to perish with that ignorance.

Sincere 9gerian: These hurling of insults and name calling are unnecessary. All ACN supporters have to do is just highlight(with images where possible) the achievements of Fashola after over 5yrs in office and ACN after 13yrs in power. We can still agree and disagree without hurling insults and curses