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Abuja- President Goodluck
Jonathan has ordered the
restructuring of the Office of
the Head of Service of the
Federation to enable it fast
track the development of the country. Jonathan made this known in
Abuja on Friday at a formal
send-off ceremony for two past
Heads of Service of the
Federation, Mr Stephen Oronsaye
and Prof. Oladapo Afolabi. The president was represented
by Vice President Namadi Sambo. He said his administration was
committed to the transformation
of the service into an enviable
and modern institution capable
of supporting the political
leadership in its effort to fast track the development of Nigeria. “It is in line with this thinking that
I have recently approved the
restructuring of the Office of
the Head of the Civil Service of
the Federation to enable it drive
the transformation of the service. “It is envisaged that at the end
of the restructuring, the present
five office structure would be
reduced to three. “It will lead to slimmer, more
efficient and fit-for-purpose
organisation devoid of overlaps,
duplications and fragmentation,
more responsive and better able
to provide quality management, direction and guidance to the
Federal Civil Service,” he added. He, therefore, urged the Head of
Civil Service of the Federation to
ensure that the implementation
of the restructuring of his office
was carried out to the letter. Jonathan said that “this is to
enable our quest for a
responsible civil service and one
that takes cognisance of the
need to deliver is achieved. The president said that
government on its part would
continue to provide whatever
was needed to ensure the
continuous development of the
civil service. He maintained that this had
become imperative in view of the
fact that meaningful growth and
development of the nation had a
direct relation with the quality
of the civil service. Jonathan noted with delight
that the celebrities had made
tremendous contributions to the
development of the service. He said the two officers during
their stewardship as Head of
Service had demonstrated
courage and commitment in
implementing various reforms
aimed at renewing and reinvigorating the service. “I am very happy to note that
the current leadership of the
service has not only recognised
these contributions but has
made it a duty to celebrate it.” He, therefore, congratulated
Oronsaye and Oladapo for being
honoured by their constituency
for their selfless service to the
nation. According to him, retirement is a
time for reflecting on the past
and looking onward to the
future. “It is a time to move on to bigger
and newer challenges in life and
it is a very unique and
exceptional time to freely assess
one’s experiences and look
forward to further useful service to the fatherland. He urged them to constantly
reconnect with the service to
share their experiences and
guide succeeding leadership on
the best human and material
management practices. Responding on behalf of the
celebrities, Oronsaye thanked
Jonathan, Sambo, the Head of
Service of the Federation as well
as civil servants across the
country for the recognition accorded them. He, however, challenged the civil
servants to strive hard in
transforming the civil service for
greater efficiency and effective
service delivery. He pledged that they would
continue to support and advice
the government on how best to
move the nation forward for the
general good of the society. The event which was attended
by serving and retired
government functionaries,
witnessed the display of various
cultural dances. (NAN)
www.vanguardngr.com/2013/03/jonathan-orders-restructuring-of-office-of-the-head-of-service/

Fake pics, I cant see don jazzy anywhere. Maybe Laila post him brother picture there!

Senate President, David Mark, has warned that
the Lagos Third Mainland Bridge would be a
major national disaster if allowed to collapse. This is sequel to the Senate’s intention today,
to debate a motion on the imminent collapse
of the bridge. Senator Mark said “the bridge is an important
edifice and its collapse will be a major
catastrophe, as many lives may be lost.” The Third Mainland Bridge which connects the
Mainland to Lagos Island, was commissioned
by former military president, General Ibrahim
Babangida, in 1990 and is reputed to be the
longest bridge in sub-sahara Africa at 11.8 km. Information Nigeria recalls that the Federal
Ministry of Works completed repair works on
the expansion joints of the bridge last
October, after its closure to motorists and
commuters for over four months. At the plenary session on Wednesday, Senator
Gbenga Ashafa from Lagos East raised a
point of order to bring to the attention of
the Senate the state of the bridge, adding
that he would want urgent remedial measures
to be taken. He said a consultant who carried out a post-
assessment of the repair works of the bridge
discovered that the repair work on its
foundation was not properly done. Ashafa said the consultant discovered that
the bridge “could collapse today, tomorrow,
next year, five or 10 years and, therefore,
there is the urgent need to discuss the
imminent collapse.” The repair of the Third Mainland Bridge
before it was re-opened last year reportedly
gulped N1.5 billion, including repairs at eight
expansion joints of both sides of the bridge.
www.informationng.com/2013/02/third-mainland-bridge-a-national-disaster-waiting-to-happen-mark.html

So, Karen Igho tweeted a congratulatory message at Tiwa Savage on her engagement and some fans started bombarding her regarding her unmarried status. ….She maintained her cool and let us know that getting a husband is not a problem.. So chillax..something tells me Karen is next inline
to get engaged.watch it. Click here to see tweets
www.informationng.com/2013/02/my-husband-is-coming-soon-karen-igho-tweets.html

President Goodluck Jonathan
has told his friends on Facebook
of giant efforts his
administration is making in
boosting job growth and the
restoration of infrastructure in the country. In a posting on his page,
Tuesday, Dr. Jonathan cited
recent efforts by his
administration in boosting job
opportunities through
encouraging Foreign Direct Investment, FDIs, building of a
600-bed hospital and the
restoration of rail services in
some parts of the country. The posting, however, received
mixed comments from his friends;
some praised and prayed for him,
while others said the assurances
were things they were severally
told in time past.
www.vanguardngr.com/2013/02/i-am-creating-jobs-now-jonathan/

John Mikel Obi’s former team mate at Chelsea,
Salomon Kalou, has paid up a $5,000 bet he had
with the Nigerian midfielder, after the Super
Eagles defeated Cote d’Ivoire 2-1, to move
into the AFCON 2013 semi-finals. Kalou and Obi struck up a good friendship
from the times they spent together at
Stamford Bridge and the Lille forward so was
confident, that he told Obi that he would
score one of the goals in the game. However, Emmanuel Emenike and Sunday Mba
ensured Cheik Tiote’s header didn’t count and
Kalou has now confirmed he has given Obi the
money. He told Brila FM: “We played a very good Super
Eagles, they started the game well and scored
a good goal to take the lead. I have redeemed
my pledge to Mikel as he won the bet.”
www.informationng.com/2013/02/kalou-pays-up-5000-bet-with-mikel-obi-after-eagles-victory.html

1. Elephant is the only animal dat cant
jump. 2. Most Elephants weigh less than d
tongue of a blue whale. The heart of a
blue whale is d size of a small car. 3. Butterflies taste with their feet. 4. An ostrichs eye is bigger than its
brain. 5. The venom of a stonefish can kill a
human in two hours. 6. Birds dont urinate. 7. A ducks quack doesnt echo, and no
one knows why. 8. Dogs have no sence of time 9. An hippo can open its mouth wide
enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside. 10. After eating, a housefly
regurgitates its food and then eats it
again. 11. Male mosquitos dont bite, only
female does. 12. Insects dont sleep at night,and
they dont have lungs. 13. Octopus is the only animal with two
hearts. 14. Horses can be sleeping while
standing 4 hours. 15. A Cow's only sweat glands are in it's
Nose. 16. A domestic Cat can frighten a black
Bear 2 climb a tree. 17.D poison Arrow frog has enough
poison 2 kill 2,200 pple. 18. An elephant can be pregnant for up
to 2 years. 19. Chickens can't swallow while upside
down. 20. A snail's reproductive organ is in it'
head. 21. The Giraffe has d highest blood
pressure of all animals. 22. A typical hen lays 19 dozen eggs a
year. 23. A swan is d only bird with penis. 24. A rat can go without water longer
than a camel can. 25. It is possible to lead a cow upstairs
but not downstairs 26. Dogs and humans are d only animals
with prostates.

In what looks likes the Lagos State government’s arrangement towards getting a replacement for the commercial motorcycle transport system (popularly called Okada), a cable car company, Ropeways Transport Limited, is set to launch a cable car mass urban transit system in the nation’s commercial capital.

This is as a result of the signing of a 30-year Franchise Agreement by Ropeways Transport Limited, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) and the Lagos State Government recently.

According to the Tribune, which reported the story, under the terms of the agreement, Ropeways Transport will this November begin the construction of towers, stations and connecting network cables along various routes covered in the first phase of the project, namely, Ijora–Iddo, Iddo–Adeniji, Apapa–Oluwole, Oluwole–Adeniji, Adeniji–Obalende, Obalende–Falomo, and Falomo–Victoria Island, just as the project is expected to be fully completed and commissioned by early 2015.



www.informationng.com/2013/02/okada-replacement-lagos-moves-to-introduce-cable-cars-for-mass-transportation.html

Opinion leaders in the North have
identified lack of sincerity on the
part of the Federal Government as
well as opposition by certain
elements within the security services
as the factors frustrating genuine attempts to dialogue with the
extremist Boko Haram sect. In separate telephone interviews
withSUNDAY PUNCH in Abuja, on Friday,
Executive Director of the Civil Rights
Congress, Mr. Shehu Sani, and the
Convener of the Coalition of
Concerned Northern Politicians, Academics, Professionals and
Businessmen, Dr. Junaid Mohammed,
said the factors were obstacles to
peace. Specifically, Mohammed said, “The only
obstacle now is that some elements
within the Federal Government’s
security services are making money
out of the crisis and they are not
interested in settlement. “It is just a matter of people
protecting their financial interests. “If there is an obstacle, it is the
financial interest of those who are
milking the country and making money
from the present insurgency.” Sani noted that the choice of
mediators had been a major
challenge between government and
members of the sect. He said, “You
have situations where people trusted
by the sect are not accepted by the government or people who enjoy
government’s support are not
respected (or accepted) by members
of the sect.” Also, the Borno Elders’ Forum has
dismissed doubts over the ceasefire
announced by Boko Haram, stating
that members of the sect had started
submitting their arms to their leaders. The Secretary of the forum, Dr. Gubio
Bulama, told SUNDAY PUNCH that the
reports of a faction of the sect
opposing the ceasefire was untrue
and a creation of those who did not
want the crisis to end. He said, “There is no faction of Boko
Haram anywhere that is not part of
the ceasefire. All the commanders of
the group in all the 19 northern
states were there when the ceasefire
was announced. It is not true that any faction has refused to lay down
its arms. “The ceasefire is genuine and the
Boko Haram members have already
started submitting their arms to their
commanders.” Meanwhile, Navy Commander Wabi
Mohammed of the Directorate of
Defence Information, has denied that
security services are frustrating
efforts to dialogue with the sect. He said, “All these things are
allegations; there is no truth in these
allegations. There is no proof in what
they are saying, it is not true. Is it not
government that handles the issue of
negotiation with Boko Haram? Why are allegations being directed at us?
It has nothing to do with us. “You people (media) should try to
reason; it is not just people trying to
talk. Have they given you any evidence
that government is refusing to
negotiate with Boko Haram? “Are those speaking Boko Haram
members? How can you be making
such statements about them when
you are not their member? There is no
credence in what they are saying.”
www.247nigerianewsupdate.com/govt-officials-benefitting-from-bharam-crisis-northern-leaders/

The former President is not
Confused.Obasanjo is speaking as a
Nigerian and for the silent majority
who have no access to the
media.President Goodluck Jonathan
needs to focus on moving Nigeria forward. President Jonathan needs
to know and understand
Governance

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At a press conference
at the Sandton Sun
Hotel, Johannesburg,
on Friday, CAF Secretary-General, Hicham El Amrani,
said the body would not bend its rule
for any member federation in order
to sustain its financial independence. The Nations Cup matches are not on
Nigerian televisions after the
Broadcasting Organisation of
Nigeria refused to go beyond the
$1.5m it offered for the coverage of
the matches. CAF rights holder, LC2, refused the offer, insisting on $6m. Amrani said, "Nigeria will purchase an
English package or a European
football package at the right price
but they want to purchase our
package free, or at a ridiculous
price. "We cannot go ahead with that,
there is a minimum balance we have
to maintain. Other countries have
done the right thing and showing the
matches at home. We cannot give out
the competition for nothing if we do not want to collapse. "CAF needs to secure two things. The
first is to sustain the maximum
coverage of the competition and the
other is to respect the laws of the
market and the prices. "We cannot sell to someone who
wants to buy at 20 times less than
the usual price, we cannot do this,
otherwise we will have to close our
doors. We cannot survive if we do not
sustain the minimum value of our television rights. "We have seen steady progress in the
Nations Cup in the last few years, this
is because we are self-sustainable
and financially independence." He also said CAF had no plan to
increase winners' prize money of
$1.5m for the championship.
www.m.naij.com/news/22258.html

laff don kill me.

Nigerians hatred to buhari even frm
his
northerners is high. He shud stay side
for a moment. His gud name b4 yrs has
been tarnished. Nt buhari we do knw
b4 is de correct one. 90% of southerners don't like n can't vote him.
55% of northerners hate and cnt vote
him. He will b de foolish coward to
contest again. Nw northern youths
knws dia problem is frm de past
leaders which has been aired by one of
dia leaders. Poverty is nt de excuse
cus is also affect all regions. Majority
of
nig believes buhari is behind boko
haram. Even if is nt tru, he is nt doing enuf to clear his name frm it.
Attacking
d current administration which is a
failure to nigerians will nt give him
support frm people. Majority prefer
gej dan him. Sorry for nigeria.

Nigerians hatred to buhari even frm his
northerners is high. He shud stay side
for a moment. His gud name b4 yrs has
been tarnished. Nt buhari we do knw
b4 is de correct one. 90% of
southerners don't like n can't vote him. 55% of northerners hate and cnt vote
him. He will b de foolish coward to
contest again. Nw northern youths
knws dia problem is frm de past
leaders which has been aired by one of
dia leaders. Poverty is nt de excuse cus is also affect all regions. Majority of
nig believes buhari is behind boko
haram. Even if is nt tru, he is nt doing
enuf to clear his name frm it. Attacking
d current administration which is a
failure to nigerians will nt give him support frm people. Majority prefer
gej dan him. Sorry for nigeria.

Former military head of state
and National Leader of the Congress
for Progressive Change, Maj-Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), has come
under flaks from the presidency over
his comments on the attack on the Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero. The presidency described his
comment as “irresponsible, reckless
and opportunistic.” It also cautioned against politicizing
the attack on the revered traditional
ruler, explaining that the attempt by
Buhari, his political party, CPC and the
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is
irresponsible. Information Nigeria reports that
Buhari and CPC had condemned the
attack on the Emir of Kano, stating
that “the portent of this latest
security challenge is: the Nigerian
state is not just under an ominous cloud of insecurity but all the citizens
(under the nation’s space) are also
victims”.
www.247nigerianewsupdate.com/presidency-condemns-buharis-comments-on-emir-of-kano-attack-calls-it-reckless-irresponsible-opportunistic/

I tink T B Joshua should be made d
coach since he can forsee wat Nigeria
wil play

Peter Okoye and Lola Omotayo
just welcomed a baby girl. The
proud parents have named their
daughter, Aliona Okoye. Big
congrats to them.

Find Out!:
Can someone please hook these 2 people up fast? They really should be dating. I'm serious!

Lol

If u say jonalthan is clueless but he
won the election.To make this country
ungovernable is a clueless
approach.sir,you're great footballer
during your own time but for now age
and fitness is against you.we need young blood with tactical approach.

I wonder why we Nigerians(including
myself) are so docile like this. Guess its
just like Fela Anikulapo Kuti put it. That
we "fear too much" Anytime an incident
occurs that involves loss of lives due to
the recklessness and corruption of our leaders at all levels every body will be
saying "may their souls RIP". Nobody
gets angered by the gross neglect of
our roads,the gross neglects of our
emergency recovery agencies,the
neglect of our hospitals by our "selected" leaders which as make our
nation a vast killing field for both
young and old. Until these occurences
galvanise us as individuals to demand
performance from those who have
imposed themselves so long will these unfortunate incidence occur. Then a
million RIPs wishes will not mean a s***

Pics

For those prone to dropping their
phone in puddles or even down the
loo, one manufacturer has found a
cutting-edge solution. Sony has produced a waterproof
mobile that can be submerged in 3ft
of water for up to half an hour. The Xperia Z smartphone can be used
to make calls - or even watch films - in
the bath without risk of damage,
while those who can't bear to be
parted from their phone for long can
even take it into the shower. And if it gets dirty, its water-
resistance means it can simply be
washed under a tap. The Japanese technology giant hopes
this unique feature will hold enough
appeal for the phone to emerge as a
challenger to the iPhone and Samsung
Galaxy S series. Sony posted record
losses last year after lagging far behind Samsung and Apple. The Android-powered device, the
first waterproof smartphone to be
widely available in the UK, was unveiled
at the Consumer Electronics Show in
Las Vegas. 'If you want to want to sit in the bath
and watch an HD movie this is the
device for you,' Sony Mobile executive
Steve Walker said in an interview. The Xperia Z, which also includes a 13
megapixel camera and a pre-loaded
Walkman app, is set to go on sale next
month.
www.mobile.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.php?c_id=5&objectid=10858168
www.mysinchew.com/node/81692?tid=179

Front Page?

•••Tackle Cape Verde today
There is palpable tension in Super
Eagles camp in Faro, Portugal as
head Coach, Stephen Keshi
prepares to announce his final
23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations campaign
that will get underway in South
Africa, January 19th.
The coach will name a list of 23
players who will wear the
national colours at the Afcon
2013 championship today. The media was awash yesterday
with various lists on the team
but Super Eagles Media Officer,
Ben Alaiya dismissed them as
“speculative.” He said, “Head Coach Stephen
Keshi said he has heard of a list
making the rounds in Nigeria but
urged soccer-loving Nigerians to
ignore the lists purportedly
issued by him. “We will give out the names of the
23 man squad on Wednesday. I
plead with Nigerians to be a little
bit patient with us because it’s a
difficult thing to do”.
www.vanguardngr.com/2013/01/nations-cup-tension-grips-eagles-as-final-list-out-today/