₦airaland Forum

VicGoodGuy: Why is TVC tapping up Channels' staff one by one? First it was that guy that used to present Sunrise on saturdays(remind me his name please) now its Deji Bademosi. After their radio station has tapped Jones Ussen and Ify Onyegbule from Metro FM.
Talking of Channels, whatever has become of Ladi Akeredolu-Ale?

naptu2: The Dantata/Dangote family have always been involved in charity work. However these deeds often go unnoticed, because of the family's principles of maintaining privacy and lack of flamboyance.

Al-Hassan Dantata was passionate about education. He backed the establishment of a western style school in the Dala area for hausa (I.e non-fulani) traders' children in the 1930s and established the Dantata english and arabic school in 1944.

Mariya Dangote (Aliko Dangote's mother) donated a hospital, which she built at Rijiya Lemu, to the Kano State Government in 2003.

Aliko Dangote has made the following charitable contributions:

2.5 billion naira to the national fund for flood victims in 2012. 430 million naira to Kogi flood victims. 100 million naira to Sokoto flood victims. $2 million to Pakistan's flood victims. 120 million naira to fight famine in Niger. 600 million naira to women empowerment and free school feeding schemes in Kano State. 500 student capacity hall at Kano State University. 10 million naira annual scholarship for Benue students. $2 million to African Young Leaders fellowship in conjunction with the Forum For Young Global Leaders. $1 million towards education and women empowerment in Tanzania. And many more

He established the Dangote Foundation which is the philanthropic arm of the dangote Group where yearly he spends millions for worthy causes such as contributions to educational and healthcare institutions, sinking of boreholes and giving of scholarships.

He also established the Dangote Academy.

naptu2: Here we go again! The media loves to create controversies (they make money from them). Stephen Keshi has not stated that he is dropping Enyeama because of that goal. Keshi is rebuilding the team and preparing for the world cup. Therefore he needs to see different players in action and know how good they are.

For example, he has stated that Joseph Yobo is still his captain, despite the fact that Yobo has not been called to the team in a while. The game against South Africa is a friendly and therefore it is an opportunity to see players like Obinna Nsofor and even home based goalkeepers in action, so that we can explore our options before the world cup. Enyeama has been our first choice keeper for a while now, so Keshi already knows his strengths and weaknesses.

Yazmin:

I just hope chidi lloyd and evans bipi would learn from this . This is how PEJ should be protective of Amaechi from Buhari and Tinubu

I just hope chidi lloyd and evans bipi would learn from this . This is how PEJ should be protective of Amaechi from Buhari and Tinubu

Jakumo: The above pictures are photographic evidence that humans have in fact bred with wild hippos in the dead of night. Thanks to the poster for this educational montage of images.

mgbeketoto: Callotti reporting o!
I AIN'T GOING NO WHERE. . .
I can only manage to GIVE YOU A BREAK. . .
The day I will leave this NL for CYBER RIFF-RAFFS. . .

MU CHE CHE CHE CHE CHE CHE CHE CHE

[size=14pt]Soyinka raises alarm over alleged impersonation.[/size]

By Our Reporter ⁠12/01/2012 01:13:00

Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka yesterday raised the alarm over alleged impersonation of his name to circulate some electronic messages.

In a statement entitled: A Dangerous Game of Impersonation, the renowned playwright expressed anger over the use of his name for indecent circulation of electronic messages.

He urged security agencies to fish out the perpetrators and prosecute them.

The statement reads: “Once again, taking advantage of a situation of national unrest, some unscrupulous individuals have taken to circulating comments, often of a most distasteful, uncouth and unprincipled nature, in my name. I wish to inform the public that I do not Tweet, Blog, Facebook etc. etc. My public statements are signed and/or go through authorised channels that the media recognise and can authenticate where in doubt. Any electronic message that purports to emanate from me for general circulation through Mobile phones or Internet should be taken as a complete concoction, in most cases by deranged minds with their private and sick agenda.

“I must remind the public that these are not normal times, and that extreme caution and personal responsibility are needed. It is no time to be taken in by spurious propaganda by cowards who cannot speak in their own voices or acknowledge the names given to them at birth or even acquired during their nefarious careers.  

“Even more than the nausea one feels by being subjected to such identity embezzlement is the danger it poses generally, since it is certain that there are others who are similarly afflicted. One hopes therefore that the Security services, when called upon to assist in tracking down these felons, will recognise this goes beyond individual clamour and will act promptly, not only in unmasking, but in prosecuting them as befit criminal minds with the capacity for incalculable damage to an already fragile social fabric.”