Turmoil Christmas and Friday Cartoons

'People doing last minute shopping for Christmas yesterday in Lagos.' It’s Christmas again, but how many Nigerians know it as a fact in the true sense? How many people are really getting that special feeling which traditionally comes with the yuletide? How many are really sharing in the joy and goodwill the season has brought to the world? A cursory assessment of the local situation reveals that this year’s Christmas does not appear to be the best in recent times for the average Nigerian. Sola Ogundipe encounters persons who don’t know it’s Christmas and those who know but don’t give a care. MORE @ VANGUARD


There will be no Christmas and New Year holidays and celebration for some key members of the federal cabinet over the persistent fuel scarcity and epileptic power supply across the country. Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan who gave the directive in Abuja yesterday said the affected ministers should remain at their duty posts throughout the festivities until normalcy returns in the supply of fuel and power stabilizes a bit... Those affected are the Minister of Petroleum, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman, Minister of State, Mr. Odein Ajumogobia, the Minister of Power, Dr. Lanre Babalola and the Minister of State, Mr. Nuhu Wya. MORE @ SUN NEWS ONLINE


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Sudan: Nigeria Supports AU's Position on Al-Bashir's Arrest Warrant

Sudan Minister of International Cooperation Eltigani Fedail said Nigeria confirmed its support for the position of African Union on the warrant of arrest on President Al-bashir of Sudan by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Briefing journalists after meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Chief Ojo Madukwe in Abuja yesterday, Mr Fedail said Nigeria is committed to having peace in Sudan and that it support for the ICC warrant of arrest on President Al-bashir will not help to restore peace in the country. [READ MORE]

Turmoil Christmas

All 'has' been well
a great expectation, and
good Christmas
coming with good spirit

Shopping spree and happiness
and all the gifts
Christmas Carrol
a one family

Celebrations and jubilations
joyous festivities
good feelings,
indeed

Not anymore
depression has set in
the joy is gone
gains and treasures gone

A miserable life
frustrations and loneliness
hopelessness and temptations;
on Skid Row and hungry

Paradise lost,
not to be regained
the pain is enormous, and
a disappearing oneness

war is in the hood
taken over by greed
exploitation the means
sex commerce

Vulnereable and gullible
survival of the fittest, and
all options exhausted
tight time and economic meltdown

A game of gangsters
crooks thriving on chaos
of bitterness and disappointments
government full of deceit