Grandpa gets First class in UI

                                 
A grandfather, Mr. Aderemi Alli, was among the 21 first class graduates produced by the University of Ibadan at its convocation on Thursday in Ibadan.
The university graduated a total of 1,582 students for the 2011/2012 academic session with 243 graduating in Second Class (Upper Division) and 920, Second Class (Lower Division).
A total of 135 of the students graduated with Third Class and 203 Pass.

Justice Kayode Esho Dies at 87

                                                                                                 

                            

It seems the season of death in Nigeria as one eminent citizen after another passes on.

The latest is the death this morning of one of Nigeria’s eminent jurists, the Ibadan based Justice Kayode Esho.

He was aged 87.

He died in London this morning.

His son, Olumide confirmed t that Justice Esho died at the Hammersmith Hospital in London today.

Justice Esho since the beginning of this year had stayed more in the UK than Nigeria. He only returned home in October to receive his country’s belated honor, Commander of the Order of the Niger. Esho was also decorated last December by civil society groups in Lagos, with the honor of the Defender of Anti-corruption.

Olumide described his father as a very resolute man and a wonderful father.

Obama bribed women and youth to win – Romney

                                                

The candidate of the Republican Party in the just-concluded presidential election in the United States of America, Mitt Romney, said at a conference call with donors, on Thursday, that Barack Obama won the 2012 presidential campaign because of “gifts” given by the administration to black, Hispanic and young voters.

“The President’s campaign focused on giving targeted groups a big gift, so he made a big effort on small things. Those small things, by the way, add up to trillions of dollars.” Mr Romney said.

He said moves like the president’s healthcare reform legislation and a decision to suspend deportation of certain illegal immigrants who came to the country as children proved “highly motivational” on Election Day.

Mr Romney also said he had “gotten beat up pretty bad” on issues including his immigration stance and personal wealth.

Banks to stop charging N100 for Inter-bank ATM withdrawals

                                  
The Banker’s Committee on Tuesday in Abuja unanimously agreed to stop interbank ATM charge of N100.
Briefing journalists at the end of the committee’s meeting in Abuja, the Managing Director of First Bank, Bisi Onasanya, said the decision was in line with “popular trends” in other parts of the world.
“Presently when you use the ATM of a bank other than your bank, there is a charge of N100 which is borne by the account holder.
“We have decided that we will work out the modality and ensure that with immediate effect we would pass on this cost to the respective banks which bear the cost of providing services.
“No matter where you are withdrawing your money from, you will not be subjected to any charge for using the ATM.
According to him, the new policy does not cover withdrawals inside the banking hall when the ATMs are off.

Mitt Romney Sheds Friends on Facebook

Nobody "likes" a loser.

As if losing the presidential election wasn't enough, Mitt Romney has been hemorrhaging Facebook friends.

People began unliking Romney's official Facebook page soon after the election results came in last week. The Washington Post noticed the drop on Friday, when the GOP presidential candidate's page was losing 593 likes an hour.

Kenyan mother names twins Barack Obama and Mitt Romney

                          

A young Kenyan mother has named her newly born twin boys after the U.S. president-elect and his defeated Republican challenger.

Millicent Owuor, 20, gave birth to Barack Obama and Mitt Romney on Wednesday at the Siaya District Hospital in southwest Kenya.

Owuor told the Kenyan news outlet her sons' names will always remind her of the election in the United States.

Man behind anti-Islam film to return to jail for a year

                        

The convicted California scam artist behind a crude anti-Islam film that stoked protests against the United States across the Muslim world was sent back to jail for a year on Wednesday over probation violations stemming from his role in the video.

In a tightly guarded federal courtroom in Los Angeles, Mark Basseley Youssef admitted to using aliases and lying to his probation officer, breaching the terms of his supervised release from prison this year after serving time for bank fraud.

Four more years for Obama

                       

President Barack Obama rode a wave of broad support from minorities, women and moderates to win re-election Tuesday by defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Democratic strongholds and key battleground states.

According to CNN projections, Obama surpassed the decisive 270-vote threshold in the Electoral College with victory in Ohio. That and a later projected victory in another swing state -- Virginia -- gave him 303 electoral votes to 206 for Romney, according to the CNN call based on unofficial returns.

Joyful supporters danced and cheered at Obama's victory party in Chicago, and the president thanked them for ensuring the nation will continue to move forward while warning the battle for change they seek will continue to be difficult.

Ex-minister’s son dies in power bike accident

                                       


                                

Mohammed, the first son of ex-Minister of Power and Steel, Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu, has died in a power bike accident.

It was learnt that 34-year-old Mohammed died on October 1 on his way to Abuja after participating at a bikers’ convention in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.

 Mohammed, according a source, had told his driver to drive along while he rode on his power bike.

Although there were reports that he fell from his bike before he was crushed by two oncoming vehicles, findings show that a trailer actually hit Mohammed from behind before he was crushed by an oncoming vehicle.

Pakistani teen blogger in critical condition after Taliban attack

A Pakistani teen activist shot by the Taliban was moved to a military hospital in Rawalpindi Thursday in critical condition.

Malala Yousufzai, 14, was flown by helicopter from the military hospital in Peshawar to one in Rawalpindi.

The latter city houses the headquarters of the Pakistani military, three officials said. They did not want to be identified because they are not authorized to speak to the media about the matter.

14 year old blogger shot in Pakistan

                          
A 14 year old blogger, Malala Yousafza, was shot for blogging against the Talibans in Pakistan. We learnt she was wounded with other girls on their way home from school on Tuesday. He's is slowly recuperating after an operation was performed to remove the bullets on her on Wednesday. We wish her quick recovery

Protesters burn houses over slain UNIPORT students

                        
 A MASSIVE protest rocked Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, yesterday over the murder of four