Student Suspended Over Facebook Post

According to Thanh Nien News, education authorities in a central Vietnamese province have dismissed eighth-grade student Nguyen Thanh Vy for “insulting her school and teachers” and “distorting history” after she parodied President Ho Chi Minh’s appeal for national resistance against the French in 1946 in her Facebook page.
Here are a few excerpts that got Nguyen on a one-year suspension:
“All students! As we desire peace, we have made concessions. But the more concessions we make, the more the teachers press on, for they are bent on failing us once again. No, we would rather sacrifice all than be dismissed. Never shall we have to take the exam again. We have to stand up!”
“All students, whether boy or girl, good or stupid, tall or short have to find ways to get good marks in the exam. Those who have health will use their health, those who have heads will use their heads. Those who have neither health or head have to copy or use cheat sheets.”
Principal Nguyen Tan Si says Vy’s post—titled “Declaration of students of Ly Tu Trong Secondary School”—caused a bad impact on many students.
Vy’s family has reportedly hired a lawyer to take up her case. [VN]

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Bola Tinubu’s Son To Marry Buhari’s Daughter

The relationship between the two leading opposition figures in Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Gen Muhammadu Buhari is about to be cemented further.
A source told had it that there is so much lack of trust within the camps of both men, and only an event like this can make their loyalist feel more comfortable working with each other.
Sources disclosed that Tinubu’s son has formally proposed to the beautiful damsel and all they are waiting for now is to fix a suitable date for the traditional rights and wedding proper.

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Rooney Ruled Out Of Liverpool Clash

Manchester United striker, Wayne Rooney will miss Sunday’s Premier League clash against north-west rivals Liverpool after failing to recover from a knee injury, manager Alex Ferguson said on Friday.
Rooney injured a knee ligament in training and missed United’s holiday fixtures against Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion and Wigan Athletic as well as their FA Cup draw at West Ham United.
“Wayne Rooney is still out,” Ferguson told reporters. “I am hoping he will start training today actually, in which case he won’t be far away. I don’t think it is an issue, but we need to guide him along.
“In terms of the injury he had, it’s quite straightforward so if he starts today, I assume he will be available for Wednesday’s replay (against West Ham).”
United sit atop the Premier League table with 52 points while their opponents are 21 points further adrift in eighth place.
The fixture, however, remains crucial as ever, according to Ferguson.
“The derby game against Liverpool never changes,” he said. It’s always an immensely important game – intense, emotional. We are going into the game in reasonable form.”

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