Friday, November 15, 2013

4 Months Old ASUU Strike May Be Called Off At Tomorrow’s NEC Meeting





The 4 months old ASUU strike action by the Academic staff Union of Universities, ASUU may be suspended tomorrow, after positive negotiations between leaders of the Union and the President Jonathan Led Federal Government, Last week monday.

Gov. Sule Lamido’s two sons in EFCC net Over alleged ₦10b fraud




In respect to a report by Premium Times The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has nabbed two sons of Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido, over an alleged N10billion fraud.

    Aminu and Mustapha  Lamido were arrested on Thursday in Kano and flown to Abuja on Friday morning, and are currently being interrogated at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja by a crack team of detectives.
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OMG!!: 4 Buried Alive In Katsina



Three children and a 20 year old man were early yesterday killed in Funtawa village of Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina State when they were buried alive at a sand excavation site after that portion suddenly collapsed on them. Three of the dead, Mallam Maharazu, 20, Muhammad Ma'aruf, 12, Muhammad Kabiru, 8 were brothers. The fourth, seven year-old Muhammad Halliru, was assisting the brothers to excavate sand for making mud bricks, witnesses said. The sand buried them and they couldn't be rescued early enough to escape death.
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Boko Haram ThisDay Bomber Bags Life Time Jail Sentence.



Mustapha Umar, a self confessed Boko Haram member arrested and tried before a Federal High Court siting in Abuja in connection with the 26th April, 2012 bombing of SOJ Plaza in Kaduna state occupied by ThisDay, The Moment and The Sun Newspapers, was on Friday found guilty of the one count charge of terrorism and sentenced for life.
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SHOCKING: ‘I've Hidden My HIV Status From My Husband For four years.



I cannot tell you how I contracted HIV, but I had a brief fling with a pupil in my secondary school in 2009 when I was 17.


“The brief sexual relationship got me pregnant. When I checked my HIV status during my ante-natal registration, I was confirmed positive.”
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Drunk For Jesus: Christian Churches in U.S Adopt new strategy, Offer Free Beer To Attract New Members




With mainline religious congregations dwindling across America, a scattering of churches is trying to attract new members by creating a different sort of Christian community. They are gathering around craft beer.

Some church groups are brewing it themselves, while others are bring the Holy Mysteries to a taproom. The result is not sloshed congregants; rather, it's an exploratory approach to do church differently.
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Nigeria Beef up Security, Creates New Specialized Squad To Combat Boko Haram (Pix)



In Nigeria security guards outfit are far more respected than Nigeria police, When our police will discover ways to dress up and look gently before her citizenry?
Have a look at guys with their uniform outfit, even Mr President JONATHAN salute them and invited them to become listed on his entourage.
 They are tall, fit,clean, and ready to go ! !.some of them will soon find them self in ASO VILLAS/CORRIDOR OF POWERS for security purpose.
    GUYS HOW DO YOU SEE THEM

Gra*phic Image: Armed Robber Beaten Severely & Set Ablaze After Found Trying to steal at Gunpoint!!



The weapon and other items retrieved from the robber
 
A man believed to be in his late thirties was lynched at Ashaiman New Town yesterday after he attempted to rob an MTN sales point at gunpoint.  He was in the company of two others during the robbery operation but he was not lucky, as he was grabbed by an angry mob and subsequently beaten and set on fire.  The robber, who gave his name as Romeo, claimed to be a resident of Kasoa Barrier in the Central Region. A Nigerian gang member who resides at Ashaiman Tulaku barrier, according to the deceased, gave information about the sales point.
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Nigerians Lambasted again by US Journalist For Dark-Side of Obamacare




Weeks after a US Senator insulted Nigerians in a bid to mock Obamacare website glitch, another piece has been written, this time by journalist Ann Coulter. In an article titled, 'to speak to a Nigerian Prince about your healthcare, press '1' now', Ann basically says criminals are running the Obamacare website and most of them Nigerians.

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Gov. Rochas Splashes Cash Rewards, Properties & Scholarship On Four Imo State-Indigenes Eaglets.



Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, has showered the sum of N1 million each to four players of the Golden Eaglets'team and the sum of N2 million to the assistant coach who are indigenes of Imo state.

While receiving four of the players Kelechi Iheanacho, Chidiebere Nwakali, Chidera Ezeh and Uzoha Odinaka alongside the team's Assistant Coach, Emmanuel Amuneke at the Government House in Owerri the Imo state capital, the governor congratulated the players in making their state and the whole continent proud in the just concluded U-17 World Cup competition in Dubai.
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Pix: Governor Mimiko, Falae’s Wife, Others Weep As Deji Falae Laid 6 feet under.



It was another day to cry for the family and friends of late Deji Falae as he was buried today. In the photos below, his wife Eseh Falae couldn’t stop crying. Deji a serving commissioner in Ondo State died in the ill-fated associated airline plane crash which occurred on the 3rd of October, 2013. May his soul rest in peace.

VIDE0: LASTMA Official Nabbed, Recorded Collecting Bribe



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 The state of the Lagos State Transport Management Agency (LASTMA) has been caught red-handed demanding bribe from the motorist who is suspected to have broken the Lagos traffic law deliberately to expose corrupt police force agents in the state.

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Thursday, November 14, 2013

Nigerian socialite Taiwo Jamani dies in Dublin after assault by business partner




Nigerian socialite & business person Taiwo Jamani, 45, died yesterday November 13th about one month after he was attacked in Swords, Dublin by a business associate.

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GEJ Ignores Commonwealth meeting for gov poll



President goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday said he abandoned the 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka to campaign for the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Mr. Tony Nwoye, in the November 16 governorship election in Anambra State.

CBN Classifies 8 Nigerian Banks As TBTF "Too Big To Fail"



First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank), Zenith Bank Plc, United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), Access Bank Plc, Skye Bank Plc, Ecobank Nigeria and Diamond Bank Plc have been designated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as “too big to fail”, owing to the fact that their failure could pose a systemic risk to the banking industry and the larger economy.

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"You can’t Cajole me to Join your Party, I'm not a politician " Abubakar tells APC



A former Mind of State Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Thursday told the head of the All Progressives Congress he couldn't be wooed to participate in the party as he had never been a politician.
He made that disclosure once the leadership of the APC visited him in Minna, Niger State. Abubakar while talking to newsmen after his ending up in the APC control said,

“I am not a politician, I am not a partisan politician and I don’t need to be wooed.
“The APC leaders came to brief me on the amalgamation of the new party, how they are doing, how far they have gone and how things are moving. I have given them my dose of advice.”

We Want Our Power Back. - Northern Elders!



**the North must produce the president in 2015.
**we made a mistake by conceding power to the South in 1999.

The spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi, has never left anybody in doubt about where he and his group stand on the issue of 2015 Presidency.
The group in a release, demanded that the North must produce the president in 2015. Speaking to newsmen, Prof Ango Abdullahi declared that, “there is no going back on the presidency returning to the North in 2015.”
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Over 3000 US prisoners serving life without parole for doing almost nothing



More than 3,200 people in federal and state prisons are serving life without parole for nonviolent crimes in this country, according to a study released Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union.

₦9m Fraud: Polish woman "Mrs. Dora Gilmaska", remanded in the custody for ‘abusing’ bail.



Justice Abubakar Umar of an FCT High Court on Thursday ordered a Polish woman, Mrs. Dora Gilmaska, be remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission   till November 26.The judge gave the order after he withdrew the bail he granted Gilmaska because she failed on two occasions to look in court on her behalf trial.
“I remember that on September 26 the EFCC requested the bench warrant because the accused could not be located.  I issued a bench warrant on her behalf arrest,” he said.

Putin calls Assad on Geneva-2, chemical weapons destruction



Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday held telephone talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and discussed Geneva peace conference, progress in chemical weapons destruction and humanitarian situation in Syria, the Kremlin press service reported.

Civilian drones over America cause various debates




On Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration released a project, the so-called roadmap. The main aim of it is to integrate drones into civilian airspace by 2015. However, the roadmap has caused strong reactions among privacy advocates.
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Pix Post: Students Burn-down Asa Block At IMT In Enugu To Avoid Malpractice Punishment



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Pixs: Obasanjo Visits Ex--British PM Tony Blair At His Residence





PDP chieftain spoke on'Financing in Africa'at the seminar and also had time to see former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair at his residence to have a tea with him.

Obasanjo participated in the panel of discussion for the sixth of White and Case's Autumn Conference series, which he chaired. The panel extensively dissected'The Impact of Natural Resources Discoveries'in Africa.

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#SadNews: Fire razes Jos building, food market




An early morning inferno on Wednesday gutted the Katako Market in Jos, the Plateau State capital, destroying goods worth millions of naira.  Our correspondent gathered that the inferno started at about 1am on Wednesday and lasted for some a few hours. Most of the items destroyed by the fire were building materials, food items, household items and fairly used clothes. The Director of Fire Service, Plateau State Command, Mr. Michael Dung, who confirmed the incident, said the cause of the fire had yet to be established. He described it as a sad development. Dung said, “When we got the news of the outbreak of fire at the market, our men immediately mobilised to the scene  with six fire trucks and it took us about eight hours to put out the fire. He said investigations were ongoing to determine the immediate cause of the fire.
A similar fire razed the Jos Main Market in 2002, but 11 years after, the market has yet to be rebuilt.

R.I.P: Father of Governor Ibrahim Shema Is Dead!



The father of Katsina State Governor, Ibrahim Shema, has passed away.Alhaji Shehu Shema, a player and notable neighborhood leader, died at the National Hospital in Abuja on Nov 11, 2013, Wednesday, after having a short illness. He died at the age of 86. President Goodluck Jonathan has delivered a condolence message to Governor Shema advocating him to thank Lord over his father's long and fulfilled life.
“The Leader feels that in driving on at the grand senior years of 86, Alhaji Shehu can go back to his Manufacturer in peace and satisfaction having made valuable offspring such as for instance Governor Shema who will proudly keep on his heritage of valuable and selfless service to their neighborhood, state and nation,” Jonathan said in a record signed by his special adviser on press and coverage, Dr. Reuben Abati.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

ASUU Strike: Full list of Varsities That Voted To End/Continue Strike




Some Nigerian universities have on Monday voted to end the over 4-month old strike.

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#LagosPlaneCrashVictimsBurial: Check out Pics from Late Tunji Okusanya Jnr burial.



 Former MIC casket manager, Tunji Okusanya  Jnr. who died with his father and four of his team in the ill-fated Associated Airlines airplane, in Lagos weeks ago, is currently being buried.
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ASUU leaders chase Kogi gov away from hospital.



Angry leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities allegedly chased away the Governor of Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada (retd.) from the emergency ward of the  Lokoja General Hospital on Tuesday.
Wada had gone to the hospital  to visit their  injured colleague, Dr. Ngozi Ilo,   and commiserate with them over the death of their  former President, Prof. Festus Iyayi,   in an accident involving his convoy  and an ASUU vehicle on Tuesday.
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2 die, 9 severely injured as govt convoy causes accident in Lagos.



Two persons were killed on Wednesday, while no fewer than nine others were injured after a tipper rammed into pedestrians at the U-turn end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The tipper was reported to be avoiding a government convoy of seven vehicles that allegedly drove recklessly to the expressway from a side road. The incident was said to have occurred between 11am and 12pm.
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Pentagon Stops Russian Mi-17 helicopters Purchase for Afghan army



The United States Department of Defence has quit its plans to get 15 Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters for the Afghan army in 2014, Senator John Kornin said on Wednesday.The United States Congress repeatedly spoke against buying Mi-17 helicopters from Russia's arms trader Rosoboronexport for the reason that of considerations of promoting interests of domestic manufacturers of rotorcraft. The US State Department of Defence repeatedly categorically opposed the Congress on that matter, saying its decision was both in the national interests and in the interests of the Afghan army and security forces.


3 students badly wounded in New shooting outside US school



Three students were shot outside Brashear High School in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, with police saying the victims had sustained wounds but that their injuries were not life-threatening.

The attack came just down the street from Brashear High School, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after classes had finished for the day.
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Crazy: Pastor commits suicide after telling congregation that he spoke to God and was not hearing him



Rev. Teddy Parker, a Macon, Georgia pastor killed himself several days after telling his congregation at his church that God was not hearing him and no longer felt a link with God.
"I try to pray but I don't feel just like God is hearing me,” Parker thoug said ht to his congregation “I try to serve but I don't feel just like God is using me. And there are occasions in your lifetime when God purposely withdraws from you, he doesn't withdraw for the sake of leaving you but he withdraws in order to grow and mature.”

Dairy of a Nigerian Student



Dairy of a Nigerian Student was written by one of our readers; Nworgu Uchenna.


Lazily rising from my sleep with strained eyes and a big sigh, numbness rapidly disappearing from my fingers and toes, I roll over and curl up more tightly, hugging my knees between my arms. Its yet another new day. I am a young lad but my fears and worries are that of a Christmas goat awaiting slaughter.
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Saraki Tells ASUU To End trike To Honour Festus Iyayi.




The representative, Kwara Central Senatorial District, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday said that the time has come for the leadership and membership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities to end the over four months strike that has led to the disruption of acadmic activities.
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Luxury Resorts in Paris: What Keeps People from Coming Back to Hotels in Paris?





The city of Paris is well known for its elegance and luxurious living that's why most of its hotel characterizes this quality by integrating in their hotels the most effective and paramount designs in room accommodations while providing the most effective service for various customers from different parts of the world. With the Regina Hotel in Paris, every room is fashionably decorated taking under consideration the subtle taste for refinement most customers wanted in their rooms. With top notch facilities and efficient service given by the hotel staffs, Regina Hotel in Paris is one of the most liked hotels in the city.

Vids: Polish Nationalist Attacks Moscow Embassy in Poland, Protesters retaliate Polish embassy in Moscow, tension rises.



The regional court of the Polish capital has passed the first sentences on ruffians who participated in the nationalist ‘independence march’ in Warsaw on Monday.
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Going for luxury Home



Residing in luxury Home is something everyone craves for but just a few can afford. 

 People benefit hours on end become a workaholic just to accomplish their dream of a luxury life. Be it a brand new BMW or perhaps a grand home everything that is expensive could be put in a luxury life. If you cannot actually enjoy a luxury life then there is no point of working hard. Likewise if you should be rich and yet lead a simple life what's the idea of all the money in those bank lockers? Get hold of a life something which can be termed as luxury.

 Luxury homes are something a lot of people spend millions on. It is a passion that has craved through ages and which in turn paves the road for most in the field of interior decoration and luxury home related works.

Now in the event that you know what a luxury home is you will also understand so it has to become a person from the high society. To afford one of these simple you just don't need from the well to accomplish family rather from the very wealthy one. Now what characterizes luxury homes in numerous countries is truly different because the life style varies from place to place. Besides two important elements, i.e. marketing status and property value also largely is dependent upon the geography of a place.

Few factors which usually are used to determine the value of a luxury home are views, availability of different amenities, surrounding areas and homes, waterfronts, commercialization of the spot, peacefulness of the region, and lastly but by no means the least: the architectural and historical significance of the place. Remember the higher these factors the more luxurious your property is recognized as and more is the value of the house too.

The emerging popularity of luxury homes is making its market boom like never before.

He real estate market is concentrating its resources heavily on luxury homes. Companies are now actually even discovering personalized magazines to touch base with their target groups.

It is usual from the luxury proper to begin at a low price of a million and climb up to billions from here. You have to know however that the luxury home is all about the high quality of life and not about the fee involved. People who want to live a luxury life know how not to compromise on quality for prices. Also a home especially if it is a luxury home is the greatest possible investment in today's economic scenario.

A lot of you considering luxury homes I am sure are far more enthusiastic about sea side homes than anything else. However there are few things that you simply must consider before you actually buy a luxury house.
Now if you get a residence on the sea shore you should remember that sea water is saline in nature. Its influence on both the house and your cars is actually quite bad. Be it the electrical equipments or appliances everything appears to be affected by the salty breeze. Maintenance thus is a huge requirement for houses near the shore. Don't live in the illusion that only on stormy days can you encounter this problem coz it will be actually a regular issue.

Remember just purchasing a luxury home doesn't do wonders. 

 Maintaining it is another challenge that you simply should continue to. The expense involved in the maintenance may also be equally high as its costs. Bear this in mind before you actually obtain a luxury property for yourself. When you have the money to maintain a luxury property then well and goof go for it and enjoy the live VIP style.

Just In: (ASUU strike) NEC conference suspended indefinitely Due to Iyayi's death



The National Executive Council, NEC, meeting of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has been suspended indefinitely. The meeting was initially scheduled to hold at Bayero University, Kano, on Wednesday, nevertheless the ASUU National President, Nasiru Fagge, has revealed it has been postponed.
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TRAGEDY: Person Catches Partner Raping Her 13-Year-Old Sister, Commits Suicide



A Chitungwiza woman committed suicide after she caught her husband raping her 13-year-old sister. According to report, the accused, a 21-year-old soldier had committed the act on three different occasions during his wife's abscence. The first incident occurred when the woman went tovisit her friend, leaving behind her sister with her husband. The person was said to own fondled the litttle lady before raping her.On another occasion, the person asked your ex to come to the shops on the pretext of giving her school shoes.
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12 Reasons Women Don't Date 'Good Guys'



If you are a guy reading this, you have probably noticed that, instead of opting for a nice and calm partner who would treat her right (you), the girl usually chooses a 'bad boy'. If you are a girl, then you probably are wondering why you are attracted to and end up with a man who treats you badly. We've tried to come up with sensible reasons why this happens, but you are very welcome to add some new insights on the matter in the comments!

Kenny Ogungbe and Kenny Saint Best Loses Mom To The Cold Hands Of Death



 Kenny Ogungbe The Managing Director of Radio Services, Daar Communications,lost His mother, Otunba Letticia Onojoke Ogungbe, aged 80, this evening in the Federal Capital Terrritory, Abuja in the arms of certainly one of her children and grandchildren, who confirmed her death on Tuesday evening.
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Genocide: 80 Killed in North Korea 'for watching foreign films



Eighty people have already been executed by firing squad in North Korea for watching foreign films, it's been claimed. South Korea's JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported that the co-ordinated public executions took place in seven separate cities earlier this month. In one single case, the area authorities rounded up 10,000 people, including children, and forced them to view, it reported. Those put to death were found guilty by their state of minor misdemeanors, including watching videos of South Korean television programmes or possessing a Bible.
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The Secret To Getting Any Girl To Do it With You



Getting to have sé-x with a girl you desire is a dream come true. You may want to date her or you may find her extremely s-éxually attractive.
Get these ten moves right, and she’ll be more than happy to have sé-x with you!

Revealed: The Overwhelming Wealth of JAMB Registrar Prof. Dibu Ojerinde.



The marriage between the Registrar/Chief Executive of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde and his second wife, Barrister Yinka Ojerinde after he lost his first wife and mother of his elder children, Olaolu and Dayo in a ghastly motor accident, was always unlikely to survive. However, the painful and messy way the end game played out stinks.
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Popular Yoruba Drummer Dies



We have information that renowned Yoruba drummer, Baba. Baami Ayankele has died. The top traditionalist reportedly gave up the ghost some moments ago. Late Ayankele was an Ifa priest, respected for the expertise and finesse he displays whenever he beats the ‘bata’ drum. Many have described him as a museum of wisdom and knowledge, especially with an undiluted Yoruba culture.



Pope Francis gives fire-and-brimstone sermon, says the corrupt should be tied to a rock and thrown into the sea.



Pope Francis has delivered a fiery sermon against corruption, quoting a passage from the Bible in which Jesus said some sinners deserve to be tied to a rock and thrown into the sea.
In one of his strongest-worded homilies since he was elected in March, the Argentinean pontiff said Christians who lead “a double life” by giving money to the Church while stealing from the state are sinners who deserve to be punished.

Quoting from the Gospel of St Luke in the New Testament, he said “Jesus says: It would be better for him if a millstone were put around his neck and he be thrown into the sea.”
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