WAEC Mass Failure, What Do You Think Is Responsible?

With less than 45%  of 2015 set of West African Senior School Certificate Exams (WASSCE) applicants scaling through with credit grades and above. A trend that has been on since 2013, despite faster and broader access to information via the new media, what do you think is responsible for this decline?

....Lack of preparation on the students side

....Lack or inadequate teaching aids

.....Few number of quality teachers.

Readers, please send in your thoughts on this very disturbing trend.

Late Whitney Houston's Daughter, Bobbi Kristina Passed In A Georgian Hospital!

Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of late singer Whitney Houston and Bobbi Brown, passed Sunday July 26th, aged 22, after life support was taken off her, in a hospital in Duluth, Georgia, U.S, surrounded by her family. 

In a scene described by the Police as "drowning" January 31st, Bobbi, Kristina Brown, was found unresponsive in a bathtub, faced down, with bruises on her face and body, in the suburban Atlanta home she shared with Nick Gordon. 

Until Sunday, Bobbi was placed in a medically-induced coma since June 24th, and had been breathing with the aid of a ventilator.

May her soul.....R.I.P

Commercial Bus Plunged Into A Ditch Along Lekki Express Way!

Lagos: A commercial bus swayed off the road, plunging into a ditch just before Lekki phase 1 foot bridge in the early hours of Monday, July 27th.

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Obama Arrives Kenya For His Two Day Visit!

United States President Barack Obama arrived Kenya today for his two day visit. He was greeted by his half-sister Auma Obama and Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta as he arrives aboard Air Force One.

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Nigeria Will Not Accept Part Time Degree Certificates From Any Offshore University - NUC!.

The National Universities Commission (NUC) in a press conference held in Abuja, Nigeria's capital Thursday,stated that Nigeria will not accept part time degree certificates from any offshore University.



This was known by the commission, while addressing Journalists on series of inquiries made by some Nigerian students on the quality of education obtained from a university in the Republic of Niger, the Maryam Abacha American University

Buhari Goes After Corrupt Ministers And Government Official In Jonathan's Administration!

For years, Nigeria has suffered from the 'curse' of her number one natural resource (crude oil), rather than being blessed by it. Since independent, government officials seems to care more about enriching themselves with impunity, than utilizing the crude resource for development. Regimes come and go, all with good agenda for the nation, but it seems as soon as they step into Dodarn Barracks, and later the Aso Rock villa, something stronger than the 'still voice of good conscience' beclouds them into going the exact opposite direction. 

Although Nigeria rose to become the largest exporter of crude oil in the 70s, there appear to be little for the populace to boast about. 

This rather unfortunate situation  was best described by Swiss weekly "Die Weltwoche" editor, Daniel Ammann, in his book "The Secret Lives of Marc Rich, The King of Oil", as thus:

"The West African Nation (Nigeria) provides a good example of the sad phenomenon known as the "resource curse". The nation's immense oil riches never trickle down to benefit the wider population". 

A situation he attributed then to the nation's history of coups, "after which the ruling elite would pillage the treasury and fill their coffers with the nation's wealth".

Nigeria's legendary corruption allegations on almost every exiting government or one out-stead by coup, must have prompted Transperancy International to rank her in 2014 as "the 136th most corrupt nation in the world, and 3rd in West Africa". 

Latest developments in the Buhari/ Osibanjo's administration however suggests that there might be hope for Nigerians who never gave up in the fight, and believe that Nigeria will be liberated from "resource curse", when all who contributed to this stereotype  would have been brought to book, and made to return that which they siphoned.

Peharps, it is in this line of thought that President Muhammadu Buhari stated on Wednesday, 22nd July, that he is currently receiving documents that indicted some top government officials and ministers in the Jonathan's administration, of oil theft and massive fraud.

According to the president, the documents in question exposed the activities of the affected government functionaries, who used their elevated offices to move as much as one million barrels of crude oil per day for their personal purposes.

Buhari/ Ubama Meeting - Nigeria Maintain Stand On Same Sex Marriage!

Despite the much anticipated outcome of the meeting between Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari and his U.S counterpart Barrack Ubama, on the issue of 'same sex/ gay rights' relationships, Nigeria continued to maintain her 'zero-tolerance' stand on same sex relationships. 

This was made known in a statement released by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Nigerian President, Femi Adesina via his twitter handle Wednesday, July 22nd. 

The twit below:
"The same sex marriage issue came up at the joint session of Senate and House Committees on Foreign Affairs, not in direct talks with Obama".

"Talks shifted to another matter once PMB emphatically stated Nigeria's stand on same sex marriage. The issue was not pushed".



According to U.S Secretary of States John Kerry, talk between the two nations were instead focused on  "many areas of cooperation, from counter terrorism to energy".