OPINION: Is Jonathan Truly Devoted To Nigeria?

Perhaps the most anxiously-awaited political event of the 2015 is the confrontation between the APC-chosen Muhammadu Buhari and the PDP flag-bearer, the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan. Both Buhari and Jonathan have recieved tons of criticism and praise from ordinary Nigerians who anchor their hopes of a brighter future on the shoulders of both candidates. In his opinion piece, Naij.com guest writer Biyi Manuel Adeyemi wonders if President Jonathan and his supporters are truly devoted to Nigeria. 

A Look At Buhari's Possible Appointments As President

 
Writing on Nigeriabulletin.com, Ismail Lawal expresses his excitement about the team of politicians that surrounds the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2015 general elections holding next month.
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Middle East 'They are doing the same things as Ben Ali'

Four years on, impunity remains a serious issue in post-revolutionary Tunisia.

Photos of the martyrs of the revolution were held up during the march [Adeline Bailleul/Al Jazeera]

Tunis - Thousands of Tunisians poured into Habib Bourguiba Avenue, the capital's main thoroughfare, on Wednesday to mark the fourth anniversary of toppling former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, an act that unleashed a tide of popular revolt across the Arab world. 

Freedom of Expression Doesn’t Justify Insulting Others’ Faith – Pope Francis

 

Pope Francis is known for giving his frank perspective on societal issues.

And this time, he is sharing his thoughts on exercising freedom of expression wisely.

He stated that while killing in the name of religion is wrong, it is equally unfair to insult other people’s faith, CNN reports.

Fire incident at Kirikiri

There is fire outbreak at a tyre warehouse in Mosheshe industrial Estate in Kirikiri town, Lagos, at the moment. The cause of the fire is unknown but it's burning with great intensity and is spreading to other parts of the factory. Men of the Lagos state Fire service are urgently needed there.

Koffi Annan Advises Nigeria On How To End Boko Haram

As the Nigerian military continues to wage war against the Islamist militants group, Boko Haram, in northern Nigeria, former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, has advised the Federal Government on what to do to end the sect’s insurgency.
Annan, who is in Nigeria to support next month’s general election in the country, while speaking on BBC World Service Radio stated that what the Nigerian military needs to do is to “talk to Boko Haram, as well as maintaining military pressure”.

Koffi Annan

According to Annan, the Nigerian government should not only use force against the insurgents but should also try to reach out to the terrorists to find out those sponsoring the Islamist group.
In his words: “In this kind of situation, you don’t have one policy you have to reach out to the terrorists to find out those behind them and that doesn’t mean the military should stop the use of force.”

UK Berates Nigeria Over Boko Haram Insurgency

The United Kingdom has condemned the Nigerian government over its inability to end the lingering war with the Islamist Boko Haram sect.
The condemnation was made by the UK’s Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire while addressing the British Parliament on what UK had done over the growing insurgency in the Northeast as well as contributions towards emplacing developmental infrastructure to reduce poverty and illiteracy.
According to The Nation, the Minister, who revealed that Nigeria lacks the capacity to deal with terrorism despite its huge resources, however, described allegations of corruption in the military as false.

UK’s Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire

Swire said the UK gave £250 million to Nigeria last year through the United Nations (UN) Safe School Initiative to enable over 800,000 children, including 600,000 girls, in the North have access to education.