Edeson Online News: 09/10/12

Monday 10 September 2012

Student Gets Free Laptop For Resuming First At School

Master Hendris Obasuyi, a student of Army Day Secondary School, Ikpoba Hill, Benin has received a laptop for being the first to resume at school for the session.

Mrs Florence Edokpa, the Principal of the school, confirmed the laptop presentation on Monday in Benin, and said, the student was presented with the laptop for his punctuality.

“Obasuyi was the first student to arrive to school for the 2012/2013 Academic Session on Monday.

“The laptop was presented by Mr Yusuf Bako, the Chief

On Thursday afternoon September 6th, Niger State-based legal practitioner and Counsel to the state chapter of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Barr. Joseph Kolo, was killed after a tree fell on his car while waiting under a tree during heavy rainstorm that lasted for hours.

Federal Government of Nigeria had set aside N1 billion self-benefitting funds-in- trust to be domiciled with UNESCO to revitalise adult and youth literacy in the country.

Resident Coordinator, United Nations System in Nigeria Daouda Toure said this in Abuja at a roundtable on cultivating peace to mark the 2012 International Literacy celebration with the theme Literacy for Peace.

Somali lawmakers on Monday picked a new president, in what UN brokers have billed as a historic vote for the war-torn nation but observers fear will only return the same fractious and corrupt leaders.

A Mararaba Area Court in Karu, Nasarawa State, on Monday remanded a 31-year-old butcher, Onyeka Ude , in prison custody for allegedly stealing a generator.

Police prosecutor Inuwa Maigida told the court that one Franklin Okafor, who resides near Tima Garden Hotel, Aku Village, Mararaba, reported the matter at the ‘A’ Division Police Station in Mararaba, on Sept. 9.

Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs Olayinka Oladunjoye, said on Monday that the state government would introduce Mandarin, or Chinese language, in public schools’ curriculum as from next session.

Oladunjoye said this in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Lanre Bajulaiye, and made newsmen

The commissioner said this after a meeting with the delegation from the Chinese Confucius Institute, University of Lagos.

She said that learning the language in the state’s public schools would be an opportunity for the

1. NEW PORN MOVIE to Be Released: American Musician Tyga to act a Porn Movie. It would be recalled that Tyga and Chris Brown collaborated in the track, “deuces”.

2. BIRTHDAY GIG: Nigeria’s best Online Journalist, Linda Ikeji Tto Celebrate Her Birthday in London.

Many people view Plateau State as a place of tumour due to the incessant crisis emanating from that area. But it may interest you to know that Plateau State is the twelfth largest state of Nigeria and is celebrated as "The Home of Peace and Tourism".

Hip Hop rapper, Tyga of Young Money Records has signed deal and is going to stir in a porn movie.

Some of his memorable music include his duo with Chris Brown ‘Dueces’ which became number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Tyga’s first song to chart on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number one.

The company which has hired him has not yet been identified has not yet been revealed.

Hip hop rappers have been linked to doing dirty in most of their music videos and like Snoop Dogg, now Snoop Lion produced and stirred in a porn movie which will not make

Nigeria’s number one Online Journalist, Linda Ikeji plans to celebrate her birthday in London in what is tagged “VIP birthday party in London”...and She ain't paying a dime for it! All expense paid trip for the birthday party is sponsored by Cokobar . Her birthday My is on September 19th and when the guys at Cokobar found out, they offered to fly her her to London to celebrate with her amazing UK-based fans

Once again. Date is Saturday September 22nd at Cokobar, 1, Lovat Lane, EC3R 8DT London. If you'd like to party with Linda in London text your name to 07786200350 starting with the keyword Coko.

French President Francois Hollande (L) speaks with Paul McCartney during a decoration ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, September 8, 2012. Hollande decorated the former Beatle with a Legion of Honour award, France's highest public distinction which has been awarded to the likes of actor Clint Eastwood and singer Liza Minnelli. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Former Beatle Paul McCartney received France's highest public distinction for his contribution to music on Saturday when President Francois Hollande made him an officer of the Legion of Honour in a short ceremony at the presidential palace.

Shortly after the private ceremony during which Hollande joked with McCartney he had preferred the Rolling Stones to the Beatles, the British rock star gave a thumbs up and tweeted his thanks to France.

May D, the upcoming hip hop artiste who was sacked from Square Records owned by Psquare may soon seek redress in a court of law. Some weeks ago, a statement signed by Jude Okoye, the elder brother of the Psquare, Square Records said they have terminated their contract with May D and would no longer have anything to do with