NIGERIAN BOMBER'S FATHER HAD PREVIOUSLY REPORTED HIS SON

News coming out today indicate that Alhaji (Dr) Umaru Mutallab,eminent Nigerian and father of the attempted bomber Farouk, had actually reported his son to the US embassy,alerting them of his radical believes.The Nigerian government has also acted very swiftly in assuring the world that "Nigeria abhors all forms of terrorism".
NIGERIA BRAND HIT: HELP OR HURT ? Help.Now the world knows that this does not represent Naija at all !

FAROUK MUTALLAB ATTEMPTS SUICIDE BOMBING

A brand new chapter was opened in Nigerian crime history when 23 year-old Farouk Mutallab attempted a suicide bombing inside a Northwest Airlines plane last week.
NIGERIA BRAND HIT: HELP OR HURT ? Hurts so bad.Not a story we want to tell at all.

SUPER EAGLES MAKE IT TO THE WORLD CUP

After a gruelling spate of twelve matches spanning over approximately one year, the Nigerian National Team,the Super Eagles restored smiles to the faces of Nigerians by picking the sole ticket in their group, and qualifying for South Africa 2010 - the first World Cup to be held in Africa.The team was undefeated throughout the series, and at the draws for the main event, Nigeria's coach Amodu Shaibu was visibly the only black man among the elite coaches of the world gathered.The Nigerian FA and government are to host the team to a lavish reception later today.
NIGERIA BRAND HIT: HELP OR HURT ? Help.Amodu,Kanu and the rest of the team displayed the typical Nigerian courage,patriotism and unyielding spirit to bring glory to their fatherland.

FEMI KUTI NOMINATED FOR THE GRAMMIES

Femi Kuti (courtesy georgetownvoice)

King of afrobeat,Femi Kuti has capped a rather difficult year with an amazing nomination for the prestigeous Grammy Awards in the USA.Femi's health was a concern to his fans earlier on,even while he was still sorting himself out of matrimonial complexities.His latest album,Day By Day,also very oddly was not released here in Nigeria.But then who got the biggest pie at the end of the day ?Not P Square,certainly not Tuface or D'Banj, but the landlord of the Afrika Shrine.
NIGERIA BRAND HIT:HELP OR HURT ? It certainly helps.Congratulations Nigeria !