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Martin Luther King Jr., a man who embodied the U.S. civil rights movement, was assassinated more than 50 years ago on April 4, 1968. Here are some key facts about his life. Early life Martin Luther King Jr. was born Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the son of Martin Luther King Sr., a prominent local preacher and civil rights leader, and Alberta King, a former schoolteacher. King says he first became conscious of racism at age 6, when a white friend’s father wouldn’t allow his son from playing with him. Organizing protests King rose to prominence in the mid-1950s when as a young preacher he led the successful drive to desegregate public buses in Montgomery, Alabama, forcing the city to end its practice of segregating black passengers. He organized protests throughout the 1950s and 1960s against Southern segregation in the struggle for black equality and voting rights. FILE - Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights marchers cross the Edmund Pettus B...

How Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Became a Holiday The effort to honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday began four days after his assassination on April 4, 1968. However, it took more than 15 years for that to happen. April 8, 1968 —  Four days after King is assassinated, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., introduces the first legislation proposing a federal holiday for Martin Luther King Jr. 1973-1979 —  Several states enact statewide King holidays, including Illinois, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Jersey. Feb. 19, 1979 —  After 10 years of petitions from millions of Americans, Washington lawmakers hold an official hearing to discuss the idea. King’s wife, Coretta Scott, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee. November 1979 —  Legislation for the holiday is defeated in a floor vote in the U.S. House of Representatives by five votes. January 1981 —  Singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder releases “Happy Birth...

John Momoh, Chairman of Channels Media Group (CMG), has left his position as Chairman of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON). This was revealed at the presidential debate organised by the Nigeria Elections Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) on Saturday. Godfrey Ohuabunwa was announced as the acting Chairman of BON. Officially announcing the new position, Ohuabunwa said: "I want to let you know that John Momoh has just left as the Chairman of BON and I am the newest chairman of BON." Ohuabunwa is currently the Group Managing Director at Gospell Digital Technology. Source : saharareporters.

This is Alhaji Atiku Abubakar at the venue of the debate this evening. He was there and mixed with the other Presidential candidates as seen in this picture of him shaking Kingsley Moghalu. However, when he realized that President Buhari would not be attending, he decided to decline the debate. This is his official statement below: 'We came here for a Presidential debate, not a candidacy debate, and I, Atiku Abubakar can not challenge or question an administration where the man at the helm of the affairs of the nation is not present to defend himself or his policies. After all you cannot shave a man's head in his absence. I do not believe in attacking a man who is NOT here to defend himself. As a leader and former vice president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, let me first apologize to all Nigerians, my fellow candidates and the moderator for the APC Presidential Candidates absence in this debate. His non-appearance is a slight on ALL of us and our democracy....

BUHARI’S CAMPAIGN EXPLAINS HIS ABSENCE AT DEBATE, SLAMS ATIKU Saturday, January 19, 2019 PRESS STATEMENT BY APC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COUNCIL: WHY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI DID NOT ATTEND THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ORGANISED BY THE NIGERIA ELECTION DEBATE GROUP AND THE BROADCASTING ORGANISATIONS OF NIGERIA The President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who is also the APC Presidential Candidate in the forthcoming Presidential Election, President Muhammadu Buhari, could not attend the Presidential Debate  organised by the Nigeria Election Debate Group and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria which held today, Saturday, January 19, 2019 for the following reasons: Firstly, out of several opportunities afforded our candidate to interact with the Nigerian people directly by different organisations, our presidential candidate has taken full advantage of another town-hall meeting organized by another group which held on W...

Help me by clicking the Ad Copied. An excerpt from yesterday program. .... The Candidates  on NTA Kadaria: What are your thoughts on restructuring with regards to education? Buhari: I’m expecting the press to investigate the corruption in the local government.  Kadaria: Why should the Nigerian people vote for you again? Buhari : I’ve said before that if my party nominates me, I will contest. Kadaria: The soldiers are protesting poor treatment and are ill equipped. What are your thoughts? Buhari : I get situation report from the military. The military should investigate the demonstrations because they are not supposed to demonstrate. Kadaria: BH targeting the military and killing soldiers. Are you worried about that? Buhari: They choose the time to attack. We have resource limitations. BH get help from external forces. Kadaria: What’s the solution to the conflict between farmers and herdsmen? Buhari: we studied grazing routes from the 1st republic. Benue...