North Korea Sentences 21 Year-Old U.S Student To 15 Years Imprisonment With Hard Labour!

North Korea has sentenced a 21 year-old U.S student, Otto Warmbier, a University of Virginia student to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour.

His offence? "committing crime against the State".

Otto Warmbier was arrested on January 2, 2016, as he was about to board a plane to leave the country. He visited North Korea on a trip arranged by a Chinese travel organization called Young Pioneer Tours. 

Admitting to the crime in a press conference in February, Warmbier said "I committed the crime of taking down a political slogan from the staff holding area of the Yanggakdo International Hotel," he said tearfully while reading from a statement. "I never, never should have allowed myself to be lured by the United States administration to commit a crime in this country."

"I wish that the United States administration never manipulate people like myself in the future to commit crimes against foreign countries. I entirely beg you, the people and government of the DPRK, for your forgiveness. Please! I made the worst mistake of my life!".

Burahi Conferred With Honour As Nigeria Signs Agreement With Equatorial Guinea On Boosting Security In The Gulf Of Guinea!

On Tuesday, March 15, 2016, Nigeria signed an agreement with equally oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, to establish a joint Maritime Policing and Security Patrol Committee.

The agreement which was signed in Malabo, the capital city of Equatorial Guinea, report says is expected to boost security in the Gulf of Guinea and help in checking piracy, crude oil theft, sabotage of oil rigs and arms smuggling. The two countries also agreed to discuss greater cooperation on oil and gas production and a bilateral trade agreement. Other pressing issues raised during the two day visit of Muhammadu Buhari to Equatorial Guinea include sub-regional, regional and international issues including terrorism, violent extremism and the state of the global economy, especially as it affects Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea. 



Before he returned to Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, was conferred with the Highest Equatorial Guinea National Honour by President  Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, for his "personal integrity and exemplary leadership".

Some Colonial Government Buildings In Nigeria!

Photo of the day: 

First ever government House in Nigeria, "THE ROYAL NIGER HOUSE", still standing in ASABA, Delta state capital city, South-south Nigeria. 

History has it that from here, the capital was moved to Calabar, the current  capital city of Cross River State, south-  southern Nigeria, then to Lagos - western Nigeria, and to Abuja. 

Pictures two and three are some of the 1st sleeping quarters for colonial maters, during their stay in Asaba.

Multiple Taxation System - Ekiti State Impose Levy On School Children!

Private primary and secondary schools in Ekiti state, western Nigeria is currently totally shut down as the proprietors began a 3-day warning strike. 

Reports say they are protesting the =N=1000 education development levy or tax...placed on EACH PUPIL...in all the privates schools in the state.

Wait a minute, did you say 'EACH PUPIL'???? Are minors supposed to pay levy (or tax...all nah the same) ? mmm let me continue....

This move, considered to be 'multiple taxation' by the state government prompted the school owners to  stage the protest. They request that the government either remove the levy or face total shut-down of schools. 

Please ain't the government supposed to offer 'Free education' to pupils,  build more schools or support and monitor private schools so that they don't take undue advantage of the citizens?. 

The Ekiti State government while reacting to situation, through the Commissioner for Information, Lanre Ogunsuyi, admitted that the government indeed issued the levy but asked for understanding from the proprietors. 

Understanding....in these hard times with harsh economic situation? 

Levy imposed on school children? 

Are not the parents of these children already taxed from their various professions? 

Are the private schools not already taxed?

Are there no other sources to generate revenue in the state?...

By the way...what is the money for?

Bursted - NNPC's 2014 Audit Report Riddled With Inconsistency!

The Nigerian Government has disclosed that the 2014 audit report presented to the National Assembly on Monday, March 14, by the office of the Auditor General of the Federation, is riddled with discrepancies amounting to about N3.3 trillion.

The audit inconsistencies is due to failure of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to the sum of N3,234, 577,666,791.35 into the Federation’s Account Allocation Committee,  also the failure to remit the sum of $235,685,861 from gas sale in 2014 by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas into the account. 

The money was believed to either or instead transfer into some undisclosed Escrow Accounts.

Harmful Objects Taken From Attendees Of Trump's Ohio Rally!

From pepper spray, to knives, two baseballs, butane torch etc... are some of the harmful objects the Secret Service allegedly recovered from people who attended Donald Trump's Youngstown,  Ohio  rally on Monday, March 14, 2016.

To think that these violent campaigns are reportedly only seen in '3rd world countries'...

Is Trump trying to take the United States centuries back-wards or forward???

About 13million Coast Dwelling Americans Risks Being Washed Away!

 According to a study published on Monday, March 14, in the Nature Climate Change journal, residents of North Carolina’s Outer Banks barrier islands, Tyrrell County and up to 13.1 million coast-dwelling Americans: Miami-Dade and Broward counties in Florida may be at risk from encroaching seawater resulting from swelling ocean by 2100. 

To address this, some concerned citizens in the affected areas embarked on am enlightenment campaign on the inevitable situation, and to refresh the beaches by sand filling, which is renewable every 5 years. 

These question however comes to play:  How well is the 'politicized' Climate Change and Sea Level Rise campaign doing in these area?