SARS Personnel/Soldiers  attached to the Minister of Transportation attack Governor Wike's convoy

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Saturday escaped assassination as Special Anti-robbery Squad Operatives and soldiers of the Nigerian Army in the motorcade of the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi  attacked his convoy.

The governor who was on project inspection was attacked at Nwanja Junction  on Trans-Amadi Road.

The SARs Personnel and Soldiers in the Minister's convoy  hit down the Governor's Escort Rider and attacked the policemen  in the pilot car.

Mr Debewari , Aide -De- Camp, to the Minister of Transportation,  Rotimi Amaechi, supervised the attack, which included damage of cameras held by journalists .





Also part of the attack, was the Commander of Rivers SARS, Mr Akin Fakorede who received  the Minister of Transportation at the Port Harcourt International Airport  and accompanied on his trip.

After the attack, the Rivers State Governor continued  with his  inspection  of Projects.

Governor Wike was not harmed, despite  the attack.

The Minister of Transportation had over 50 SARS Personnel , Soldiers and Mobile Policemen in his motorcade.

Simeon Nwakaudu,
Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor, Electronic Media.
11th November, 2017.

Photos of former governor of Anambra state  sharing money to people has gone viral!
Governor Peter Obi is seen in the market giving money to traders even as they mopped him after he took governorship campaign to them.
The governor reportedly told the traders to vote for his candidate and former secretary of the state government, Oseloka Obaze, to unseat Mr. Obiano as the governor in the upcoming election in the state.

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If your child's school does not have sex education in its curriculum, then you will need to have these adult conversations with your kids. In fact, regardless of what your kids learn in school, you should still teach your child your own values and beliefs. HIV and AIDS are very real and still have no cure. Sex education is not a sign that the country's moral or social situation is low. It's just a necessity to discourage inappropriate behaviours in kids!


Some parents misunderstand the concept of sex education. They wrongly believe that it is only about issues relating to the sexual intercourse. They will be very surprised that this subject also covers social interactions, like:

  •  Shaking hands;

  •  Hugging;

  •  Holding hands;

  •  Showing appreciation;

  •  Tolerance.

Also, some parents prefer that their children stay ignorant when it comes to sex. You can find situations like this in some religious societies where sexual relations topic is considered to be a taboo.

Sex education in Nigeria raises one important question – how to teach kids this subject? Different cultures offer different methods of teaching. For instance, Japanese kids start to learn about sexual behavior from the very early age, and parents do not even hide nude magazines from them.

Sex Education at School


Nigeria is a country where traditional beliefs prevail over the question of sex education. However, it's still possible and necessary to implement sex education Nigeria in every school. First, they need to understand that sexual education is not all about sexual intercourse. It's about the protection and socially acceptable behavior of kids.

For instance, what exactly should be thought to elementary and nursery school children? Experts have the following answers:

  •  Provide information to students about socially acceptable behavior between sexes. For instance, suitable ways of showing affection to somebody.

  •  Teaching of socially accepted gestures, like handshakes, hugs or holding hands;

  •  Showing examples of behavior for kids of different genders in various situations;

  •  Instructing them about the ideals of social and moral etiquette between genders.

As we can clearly see, there is no hint about sexual intercourse. Kids will be taught about general strategies of behavior for different sexes. It's a quite acceptable topic even in the most religious societies.

However, when it comes to older kids, topics of conversation could be a lot more controversial. Let's take a look what topics can be covered in secondary schools.


  •  The teaching of ways of showing affection for both sexes.

  •  Providing information about the socially accepted ways of interacting with the opposite gender.

  •  Providing information about sexually transmitted diseases and ways both genders can be protected;

  •  Lesson about sexual intercourse.

The most obvious question that will raise debates in the above-mentioned list is the last one. Sexual pleasure can be seen as a taboo in a lot of cultures. For instance, masturbation which is considered by many religions to be a sin! This is one of the reasons why sex education is such a controversial topic.

Top 3 benefits of sex education


1. It helps to prevent HIV and AIDS.

Sex education is the first line of defense when it comes to fighting HIV and AIDS. Sex education for teenagers is very important as they are the most likely to be victims of these diseases!

2. It teaches socially accepted behavior.

Men and women are different, and they should act differently in certain situations. For instance, both sexes should find the appropriate ways to interact with each other and also understand when to put up boundaries.

3. It teaches about the body structure.

Just imagine a situation where “a female student runs to the principal's office screaming that she is bleeding out” – what do you think when you read this? The student just got her period and she has no clue what's happening! It is important for students to be aware of the basics of their body structure. It's especially needed for teenagers who are entering puberty!


Sex education in Nigeria is one of the most debatable topics. Nevertheless, sex education as a school subject is accepted by many countries in the world. We need to come up with a concept that lets us embrace our values while giving kids the information that they need.

                 By Jegede Joseph

   1960 would remain significant to many african countries, most especially the 'giant' of the African continent, Nigeria. There is a lot of obvious reason not to celebrate with the country in a state many refer to as a 'work in progress', an average Nigerian would ask is there any reason to celebrate Nigeria at 57? Significantly, there are numerous reasons Nigeria like other African why we need to celebrate independence not necessarily for the fun of it, but to ponder and reflect on the gains of independence. Most especially in a time when our unity as a nation is grossly affected by glooming challenges. There are numerous reasons to celebrate Nigeria, but let's consider this 20 facts:

1. Nigeria is the most populated black nation in the world, you cannot deny the strength of a mighty nation like Nigeria, and over 70% of this population are young people between the age of 0-25years.

 2. Nigerians are 1/5th the total population of Black Africa, still talking on human resource strength, we are the giant of Africa.

 3. Nigeria is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, with the International Monetary Fund projections and other economic institutions, the fact still remain arguable. Nigeria is and will be the world’s fastest-growing Entertainment and Media industry between 2017– 2021.

4. Nigeria remains the first African country to win the Olympic Gold Medal in football, football has been considered a national sport. Watching the national football team win is one of the best moments for a Nigerian.

 5. Nigeria with 521 languages is the fourth countries on the list of countries with languages in the world. This includes 510 living languages, two second languages without native speakers and 9 extinct languages. This is amazing to hear @57

6. Nigerians remain the most educated diaspora community in America, we raise the flag high in every part of the world.

7. Nigeria has the highest rate of twin births in the world, compared to any other country. Yoruba and their bloodlines worldwide have the highest rate of twinning (having twins) in the world. And the world is talking about our population, when thy don't know how to give birth to twins. Let the twinning continue.

 8. Nigeria is among the countries with the largest proven reserves of petroleum, in the world. We won't depend on oil alone to be build an efficient economy, but we have abundance of it.

9. We have the second largest delta in the world. With the Niger-Delta region we can boast of this.

10. The richest man in Africa, is a Nigerian, forget the tribe or the religion, He is Alike Dangote, founder of Dangote Group.

 11. River Niger is the largest river in West Africa, providing sources of livelihood to thousands of Africans daily.

12. The state of Taraba has more languages than at least 30 countries in the world combined, you can imagine the dynamic nature of Nigeria.

13. Cross River State has the largest diversity of Butterflies in the world, not just in Africa. So when you want different breeds of butterflies you now where to go.

 14. We  have 7% of all languages in the world combined. Our strength is really in our diversity.

15.The Ancient Benin wall are the longest ancient work enclosing 500 communities at a distance of 6500 sq.km, not even the Great Walls of China can beat this. We ruled the ancient world through our arts and craft, we can and we need to start ruling our world.

16. Nigeria is said to have the highest paid legislators in the world, this might  be controversial, but yes we do, just accept it, we are working on amending the pay too not just the constitution.

 17. Nigeria has an average of 1.5 million applicants to the University every year, wow! Nigerians are educated and they love to be. More than 68% of Nigerians are literate.

 18. The first African country to eradicate Ebola Virus is Nigeria. This was the time when we rolled up our sleeves and fought a common threat, regardless of who needs help, ethnicity and religion was not in the question.

19. The Nigerian film industry, Nollywood, is the second largest in the world in terms of output, producing between 1000 to 2000 films annually with an annual turnover of around $250million. Combining all other adjunct film production would be more.

 20. Nigeria was ranked by Transparency International as the 136th the least country out of 176 on the list, we are not working and fighting on corruption, but we still have 40 countries behind us. We are getting there.

As we celebrate this 57th Independence anniversary, we have a lot of reason to be united as a country and appreciate what we have while we are working towards the perfect picture, remember Rome was not fully built in 57years, we are getting there, play your own role as a citizen too.

 NB: No ethnic biases was considered in this write-up...just One Nigeria.


By Jegede Joseph

Inadequate power is the major obstacle to full economic development in Nigeria and it has remained a concern to many Nigerians.

Businesses have shutdown, companies have ran out of the nation to other African countries where power is more stable and job losses have continued to increase amidst high unemployment rate.

Electricity companies have continued to rip Nigerians off with their estimated billing system, forcing many to pay for darkness.

But the Akwa Ibom State government is doing something to change all that and believes it can give power to Nigerians.

The government of the state has, through private partnership, established an Electric Metering Factory to address meters shortfall.


It was inaugurated on Saturday, as part of the activities marking the 30th anniversary of Akwa Ibom creation.

The factory produces 2.7 million units of meters annually and Governor Udom Emmanuel believes that capacity can be doubled to produce 5.4 million.

“The essence of this industry is to ensure power for all. Once you can buy recharge cards, you can have electricity, it is available for all.

“The project is a private initiative for the betterment of all Akwa Ibom people and for Nigeria at large,” Governor Emmanuel said.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was at the inauguration and he highlighted that poor power supply was a major set back affecting the nation's economy.

He told the gathering that the problem of irregular power supply in Nigeria was caused by inaccurate billing system resulting from insufficient metering machines.

Professor Osinbajo was at the Onna local government area of Akwa Ibom to inaugurate an Electric Metering Factory as part of activities marking the 30th anniversary of Akwa Ibom creation.

He believes Nigeria’s economic development is hinged on effective power supply, but he decried a situation where Distribution Companies (DISCOs) are not been able to collect tariffs because of non-availability of meters.


“The electric metering factory is an important project. Inadequate power is the major obstacle to full economic development in Nigeria.

“We have also identified the fact that DISCO is unable to collect tariffs effectively from consumers because we are unable to afford the cost of metering.

“I think that there is an important policy innovation as there is no restriction on those who can actually produce meter for our consumers,” Osinbajo said.

He commended the Akwa Ibom governor for establishing the metering factory, saying that the Federal Government was looking forward to other factories across the country.

Source: Bounce.

The United States Government has stated that it does not view the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist organisation, despite its proscription.

This was disclosed by the spokesman for the American Embassy in Nigeria, Russell Brooks.

He maintained that the US is, however, committed to Nigeria’s unity and is in support of all moves that would de-escalate tensions.

“The United States Government is strongly committed to Nigeria’s unity.  Important political and economic issues affecting the Nigerian people, such as the allocation of resources, are worthwhile topics for respectful debate in a democracy.

“Within the context of unity, we encourage all Nigerians to support a de-escalation of tensions and peaceful resolution of grievances.  The Indigenous People of Biafra is not a terrorist organisation under US law,” he told The Punch.

He declined to answer questions on the US position on the agitation for Biafra.

IPOB was on Wednesday, proscribed by the federal government after the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), received the go-ahead from an Abuja High Court as stipulated by the Constitution.

The group was declared a terrorist organisation and the AGF said the order would soon be gazetted.

This immediately followed the group’s condemnation by all the state governors in the South East of Nigeria under the aegis of the South East Governors Forum

“The NBC code today as it stands has been exploited and not defined and that’s why movies being directed by Nigerians with Nigerian actors, actresses can be shot in South Africa and then brought back to be consumed in Nigeria. All we are saying is that we are going to amend the code in a manner that it will not be possible for you to exploit any loophole there to go and shoot outside Nigeria film, music or programs that are meant to be consumed in Nigeria”.

Speaking further, he said “It is not directed at any particular incident, every country should respect the local industry of other countries. For example, in Ghana they introduced a law today that demands visiting actors to pay a thousand dollars to the government coffers while visiting directors and producers pay 5,000 dollars. We must create an enabling environment and also generate revenue from our creative industry. The argument is simple, when you go to shoot a film offshore, you use the work force of that country to develop the capacity of that country and you improve the economy of that country and that is what we are trying to do here.”

Peter okoye of the famous and leading duo out of Africa #Psquare is really upset with the federal government after the minister of information Alhaji lai Mohammed said that the federal government is planning to ban the production of both music videos and movies abroad.... Now see what he said and the reaction of Peter okoye of Psquare
               

The Managing Director ICT Lambert Ugorji, who disclosed this in an interview with Channels Television in Benin City, said the idea behind the registration was to have a clear picture of the skills set in Edo state to enable the government determine who requires training and those who don’t.

According to him, the move is in efforts towards actualising the campaign promise of the Governor, Godwin Obaseki, to create 200,000 jobs in four years.

Explaining further on the initiatve, Mr Ugorji said: “He could come out tomorrow and say, we created half a million jobs; it would be hear say. He wanted to specifically prove to people how he is going to do it.

“What is the best way? It is to hold himself accountable, creating a data base.”

He expressed optimism that the governor would reach the said goal within the slated time frame, as the data base presents various opportunities for individuals to be hired.