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Education  We see no wisdom in merging Christian Religious Studies with other religions under the broad subject knows as Religion and National Values (RNV) in the curriculum. We reject this change which we consider unnecessary and uncalled-for. We are not convinced that NERDC has put sufficient thought to its proposition. The PFN calls on those concerned to engage more with all stakeholders and ensure that all areas of conflicts are addressed. Read more at http://www.theheraldng.com/pentecostal-pastors-fellowship-releases- statement-president-buharis-administration/#PxUT3OEeCflZSsbx.99 

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APC Chairman, Secretary In Kwara State Kidnapped - Channels Television : The Kwara State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Balogun Fulani-Ishola and the party's secretary Olabode Adekanye, have been kidnapped.

http://leadership.ng/news/528747/pmb-sacks-opara-christian-pilgrims-boss?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter President Buhari has reportedly sacked the Christian Pilgrims Boss whose tenure is yet to expire. +Nigeria We Serve    +BBC News   +BBC Africa   +VOA News   +CCTV Africa   +CNN International   +ABC News   +AFP news agency   +Reporters sans frontières   +United Nations   +United Nations Human Rights   +Channels Television    +Sun News Report   +Daily Mail   +Fox News   +The Voice of Germany - Offiziell   +News18   +OBSERVER   +Amnesty International   +Congressman Xavier Becerra   +USA.gov   +euronews (in English)   +European Commission   +Al Jazeera English   +The White House

posted on facebook by  Aguocha Chinwendum Trouble in the Senate Yesterday as Senator Ita Enang Reveal that Northerners own 80% of oil blocks Supporters of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) pushed their case further yesterday at the Senate, with startling facts on the sector. Senator Ita Enang (Akwa Ibom North East) described the opposition to the 10 per cent host community fund by mostly northern senators as “misplaced”. Enang, who is also the Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Business, said that those opposed to the fund should know that over 83 per cent of oil blocks are owned by northerners. But he did not give the number of oil blocks Nigeria has. Senator David Mark, who seemed to have been shocked by what Enang said, said the Akwa Ibom lawmaker should not be distracted (some senators were grumbling) because he was making an important point.Mark asked Enang whether he could substantiate his claim. Enang promptly pulled out a document from his fo

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“For record purposes, however, let me state fearlessly that I saw hundreds of unarmed civilians being shot at sight in Benin City when Federal troops arrived to liberate the city from rebel [Biafran]soldiers.... There appeared to be a fleeting period of lunacy in which Midwesterners gladly identified their Igbo compatriots to be shot down by Federal [Nigerian] troops." Memories of the War in Nigeria © e m e a g w a l i . c o m http://emeagwali.com ® Page: 6 (6) philip@emeagwali.com [Giwa Amu, the former Solicitor-General of Midwestern Nigeria, Sunday Observer, March 16, 1983 The truth may burn but it cleanses, to build a healthy nation is to say the truth as it is, to shame even the devil among the saints and to praise the saint among the devils. This is how to build trust and mutual respect which forms the basis for the progress of any society. A negotiated union where everyone is made to feel happy, respected and appreciated is always better, stronger, more united, indivisibl

Niger Delta Avengers. President Buhari and APC Government's new headache, the Niger Delta Avengers releases new statement. From the high command of the Niger Delta Avengers we congratulating all strike teams of the Avengers without taking any innocent life or that of the Nigeria military we were able to shut down 50% of crude production. We have been seeing a lot on the media about us. Some are asking, “Who are you avenging?” some calling us empty heads, ex-agitators have been condemning us on daily basis. Our criticizer from other part of the country, we don’t have any thing to tell you because you clearly don’t know how life is in the region. To our criticizers from the region we want you to know you are all cowards and afraid to stand for your people. To ex-agitators of the likes of Tompolo, We know why you people are after us. Our agitation is more civilize than yours the Niger Delta Avengers is more concern with people of Niger Delta unlike you (ex-agitations) that were into