ASUU Puts the blame on IBB for decay in education sector

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities has blamed former military dictator, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida for the present problems bedeviling the nation's education sector. The union believed that the former military President presided over what it described because the dictatorship of the International Monetary Fund and Structural Adjustment Programme, whose policies were used to “kill public schools” in the late 1980s.

Amaechi blames PH airport neglect on rift with Jonathan

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Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, on Saturday accused the Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah, of abandoning the remodelling of the Port Harcourt International Airport because of his rift with President Goodluck Jonathan.

Amaechi, who said this in an interview withChannels Television, monitored by one of our correspondents, said apart from leaving the airport in deplorable state, the minister  impounded the aircrafts belonging to the state “for no reason.”

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Driver ra-pès 15year old housemaid ,Blames it on the Devil

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The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested a driver, Olusegun Ajayi, for allegedly raping a 15-year-old housemaid in Arepo, Ogun State.

The NSCDC authorities said the suspect had canal knowledge of the girl which caused her to bleed for two days.

Ajayi, however, told PUNCH Metro that his act was not rap-è since the victim consented. The suspect, who claimed to be a devout Christian, said he did not know the victim prior to the incident.

'People Only 'It Was My Fault, I'm Sorry' - Gang Rapè Victim Blames Herself For Horrific Attack

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The victim of the New Delhi bus rape apologised to her friend who was beaten in the same attack, as she lay in intensive care

The 23-year-old student suffered horrific internal injuries in the gang-rapè on December 16 and died 13 days later.

The attack, in which her male friend was badly beaten with an iron bar, sparked mass protests on the streets of India and calls for greater protection of women and children.

Teachers Council Blames Corpers For High Rate Of Mass Failure In Exams

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A damning verdict has been passed on graduates who partake in the one year mandatory National Youth Service Corps by the Teachers Council which blamed the high rate of failure witnessed in various examinations on the youth corps members who are posted to teach without being qualified.
The Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN, on Tuesday, while reacting to an allegation by the FG that they’re partly to blame for the mass failures, called on the leadership of National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, to stop the deployment of corps members, who lack basic knowledge of teaching, to teach in schools.

Nursing Mother Stabs Husband To Death In Ebonyi, Blames It On The Devil

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A 24-year-old nursing mother, Mrs. Edith Okoji was at the weekend arrested by the Ebonyi State police command for allegedly stabbing her husband to death after a quarrel revolving around infidelity. The incident occurred last Sunday at No. 8 Eze Street, Abakaliki.

Gov. Fashola Blames Presidency over Delay in Fuel Subsidy Investigation

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Lagos state governor Babatunde Fashola has expressed displeasure over the investigations into the fuel subsidy scandal blaming the president for the delay. According to him, the investigation should have come earlier. Fashola who made the remarks at the two-day Kuramo Conference, 2012 themed: ‘The Global Common Wealth’ held in Lagos, said that the executive failed to do its job on the fuel subsidy scandal. He stressed that the legislature should not have been the first to look at  the report but rather, the executive has the responsibility to conduct investigation on the scandal. According to him, anyone found to be implicated during the investigation should have been dismissed immediately.