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amosy007: ...This is d most ridiculous propaganda have read so far this year ok lets say after aregbesola plan of secession.. The pdp party is...

“The fight against corruption is a personal and serious one.” A review of Integrity Nigeria’s Spirit of Egunje campaign
 
Corruption is endemic in Nigeria and its pangs are far reaching, denying millions of Nigerians the rights to life, daily.
This is the reason Integrity Nigeria, an organization that focuses solely on combating corruption and promoting good governance has taken the campaign against anti corruption a notch higher.

The group said the the cost of corruption has become more costly to Nigeria’s existence now, more than ever before.
“Since it has eaten into the very fabric of our nation, we want to expose it… we do not want to sit down and watch it destroy us,” the Integrity group holds.
Hence, it created a means to ‘set fire to corruption’ in Nigeria – The Spirit of Egunge.

The Spirit of Egunje is a journey out of the box. Very much unlike other anti-corruption campaigns, it is set in form of a competition. Promoting critical thinking and intellectualism amongst its target audience –young people within the age range of 15-40 years, the Spirit of Egunje will seek to “chase out corruption” in Nigeria for good.

The Spirit of Egunje will engender debates on bribe giving and taking, with ordinary citizen giving their perception of the culture of bribe which is the literal meaning of Egunje.

It will utilize the widened public sphere created by the internet and social media to encourage citizen participation in the fight against corruption.
The Spirit of Egunje competition is divided into five categories – best story, best poem, best song/video, best art/cartoon and the most involved person on twitter advocating against corruption using the hashtag #Egunjeinfo.

The competition will take place on November 22, 2012 in Abuja. However, entry for the competition closes on Friday, November 2.
In order to be eligible to participate in the competition, candidate must follow Public Integrity networks on facebook and on twitter with the handle @PINS2015.

On the integrity website( http://integritynigeria.org/ ), useful information about anti-corruption and the Spirit of Egunje competition can be found.

Integrity Nigeria
Originated in 1995, has maintained a reputation in research and intense combat against corruption. With visionaries its helm, Integrity Nigeria has stood out and has until now never been enmeshed in ethical controversies.

“Empowering people, their transactions, systems and institutions against corruption, this includes by building better livelihoods,” Mr. Apampa speaks about his work. With Visionaries at the helm of affairs at Integrity, the organization is poised to contribute to good governance in Nigeria.
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ossagy: You are on point, Roachas is just a mere talkative with nothing to show for it on the ground.

Obi and Fashola/Oshomole as running mate..

Case closed..

mike404: Phuck all the mallams jor FASHOLA/ROCHAS

For some countries, tourism is as old and known as the country itself. Likewise, a city gets the respect it deserves based on the level of attraction it can draw from tourism. Cities such as New York, London, Dubai, Tokyo, have remained top of the mind as a result of one or more significant tourism features. As it is in Western nations, so it is in Africa. For instance, at the mention of places like Calabar, Masai Mara in Kenya; Victoria Falls in Zambia and Durban, what comes readily to mind are the beautiful tourist sites that abound.

In Nigeria, it is common place to hear people describe rich potential of a state according to the number of tourist sites. But over the years, most tourist sites have suffered severe neglect with successor governments doing little or nothing to rescue the situation. However, this was not the case in state such as Cross River years back. For the state, three things stand synonymous; the Tinapa Resort, the Obudu Rance and the annual Calabar Carnival. To this end, in recent years, Calabar have become a hub both for tourist investors locally and abroad.

In Ekiti, similar effort is going on as the governor appears determined to turn the Ikogosi Warm Spring to an enviable tourist destination in a manner that would transform the state's economy around. Two years on, Ikogosi is fast becoming the next port of call as tourist spot, going by the development going on at the moment.

As part of activities making the two years of Fayemi led administration, different programmes are lined up to celebrate milestones and achievement parts of which is the achievement in the ancient town. Last weekend, the governor and his team put together what was tagged 'Ikogosi Warm Spring Resort Day'; to let the world knew that a new dawn had arrived.

The event started on a high note with a play performances tilted "Building our house" by the Ekiti state cultural trope. The performance was a delight to watch as audience and onlookers who trooped to the hall got treated to a display of different cultural dances and steps. Thereafter, school children dressed in white t-shirts, and blue shirts, welcomed the governor and his entourage with a callisthenic displays depicting an inscription JKF, a title representing initials of the Ekiti Governor.

codeine123: If governor rauf Aregbesola has truly revitalized the educational sector of Osun state I think he deserve the award big time. Congratulation Sir and more grease to your elbow.

advocate666: Surgeon general's warning: Smoking is bad for your health.

The accident happened close to the governor’s office.
Four people were feared dead on Sunday afternoon in an auto crash, which occurred in front of the Ogun State Governor’s office, along the Oke-Mosan-Kobape-Sagamu dual carriage way.
The bodies of the victims, believed to be returning to their homes after the Sallah celebration, are being removed from the wreckage.
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princemedico: I think we have had enough of PDP, it seems all political candidates are blind and wicked at heart. So, where by it seems we are stuck with them we should just be trying them 'party-wise'.

princemedico: I would be crazy to vote even my best friend if he should run under PDP.

onatisi: my guy with all due respect yorubas are politically matured more than some ethnic groups in nigeria .this issue of nurtw is a small issue really nothing to worry about

davidom: In as much as I have respect for Fashola,I think as bad as PDP look they are still more democratic than CAN. That's my only fault with ACN solve this then you're good.

berem: I wonder how much Fashola paid him for the honour. I remember some years back when Iwuanyanwu was stoned with sachets of pure water in his home town Ikeduru.can't remember what actually caused it but it was a big shame on his own side.The fat pig is a total disgrace to ndi igbo!

Mbu Apochi community in Isiuzo local government area of Enugu State, was thrown into a state of panic as a man identified as Mr. Charles Nnadi and his four children, have been confirmed dead after taking a corn and cassava meal believed to have been poisoned.

Sources said that Nnadi and six children became sick and unconscious after eating the mixture of cassava and corn flour and were rushed to St. Mark’s Hospital, Eha-Amufu by sympathizers but the family head and two of his children died few minutes later.

Following their death, four other members of the family, who were also admitted, were immediately transferred to a trado-medical  hospital at Enugu-Ezike, Igbo Eze North local government where two of the children later died as well.

The remaining two are now in critical condition at the hospital as their condition is said to be precarious.
Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, who confirmed the death of the five persons in Enugu, yesterday, said that detectives from the state command had already swung into action with a view to unraveling the mystery and circumstances surrounding the alleged incident of food poisoning that led to the tragic deaths.

Meanwhile, some sympathizers and relations of the deceased persons have described the incident as tragic and shocking, and called on law-enforcement agencies to ensure proper investigation of the matter in a bid to determine if the food poisoning was carried out by someone.

The investigation they said, became necessary in order to fish out the perpetrators and bring them to book, lamenting that such mysterious deaths had become a common occurrence within Nsukka area in recent times.

davidom: MAY WE NEVER WITNESS ACN & PDP. LP for the whole of SOUTH-WEST. FINAL.

emiye: It runs in their blood...

There was a post Sallah prayers free for all between members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and some members of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) in Ibadan Friday.

THISDAY checks revealed that the fracas took the intervention of the Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Alhaji AbdulAzeez Arisekola in whose private residence the fracas ensued to broker peace.

Sources hinted that pandemonium ensued when the PDP stalwarts in company of the former Senate Leader, Teslim Folarin and Azeem Gbolarunmi stormed the Islamic chief's residence after the Sallah prayers at the Agodi Eid praying ground singing the praises of their party while the state governor, Abiola Ajimobi was on seat.

It was learnt that one of the promoters of the pro-PDP song who sat behind the chairman of the NURTW, Taofeek Ayorinde Fele was told to stop the song as it was politically offensive, but the advice was spurned.

Fele who became infuriated by the action was reported to have slapped the PDP stalwart on the chest, prompting his NURTW members who were at the residence to pounce on the PDP stalwarts beating and clubbing them out of the place.

Arisekola who was not happy with the trend reportedly mounted one of the tables in his sitting room to call the warring parties to order and directed them to leave his house. In the ensuring fisticuffs, no fewer than 20 persons were injured while all PDP supporters were severely beaten by the NURTW boys.

Shortly after the incident, the caretaker chairman of the NURTW led his boys to the Agodi government house where Ajimobi counselled them against taking laws into their hands and vowed that he would not hesitate to ban the union if they would engage in street fight.

In his reaction, Folarin denied that his party men precipitated the crisis, clarifying that his supporters were at Arisekola residence to felicitate with him on Sallah.

alj harem: How old is Femi compare to Achebe. Is it not likes of Achebe that is meant to be calling likes of Femi to order ? But you are very correct I can't fault you

Dede1: One of the most important aspects of 100M dash is good start off the block. Now, please I want you to correlate this 100M statement with “The world is moving fast and we need to be at the same pace.” The only reasonable comment I picked out of the balderdash from above post is “We can't continue like... “

sam allaydyce: Just kidding bro