UNIOSUN shut as students protest death of colleague

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The management of the Osun State University has closed down the Ikire Campus of the university indefinitely.

Our correspondent gathered that the management in a memo issued by the Registrar of the university announced the indefinite closure of the institution following an all night violent protest allegedly embarked upon by students of the school following the death of their colleague in an accident.

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All McDonald's in Poland shut down over bomb scare

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All of over 300 McDonald’s restaurants across Poland were evacuated on Tuesday night after a bomb threat, Gazeta.pl news portal reported. The portal reported citing Krzysztof Klapa, a spokesman for McDonald’s company in Poland, that an anonymous telephone call warned about a bomb in one of the McDonald’s restaurants, but did not specify which one. “Since we never ignore such calls, we immediately warned the police and it took measures across whole Poland,” he was cited as saying. Reuters reported citing Mariusz Sokolowski, a spokesman for the Polish police, that it was a false alarm and law enforcers were currently focused on finding the perpetrator.

First Bank to shut operations on Thursday, and reopen on Monday

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Customers of First Bank Limited may find it difficult to carry out some banking transactions from Thursday to Monday due to the decision to shut down the bank’s branches nationwide during the period. The shutdown, according to the bank, is to enable it upgrade its core banking application from Finacle 7 to Finacle 10, which will ensure easier and faster customer services and experience.

Our correspondent gathered that the decision to shut down operations in order to facilitate the migration to Finacle 10 would affect the bank’s over 700 branches nationwide.  Apart from all the branches being shut, Point of Sale transactions and transaction alerts by Short Message Service will not be possible during the period. In addition, all card services, except Visa prepaid card, will not be available via Quick Teller and the Web.

First Bank said in an explanatory note, “All transactions that will impact on the banking platform e.g. settlements, inter bank (RTGS, NEFT, FIP) inflows, will not be available.”

Security Aides Shut Bishops, Nigerian Governors Out Of Achebe’s Burial Service

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Overzealous security officers on Thursday shut invited bishops, ministers, as well as state governors out of the burial service of Chinua Achebe.

This happened moments before the arrival of President Goodluck Jonathan, who was accompanied by his Ghanaian counterpart, John Dramani.  At the end of a moving sermon in which he highlighted Achebe’s immortality, Rt. Reverend Ikechi Okafor said that he “deliberately” left the matter till the end of his preaching. “If these priests are not here, Achebe will not be buried.

The security men broke the rule of order of service by locking the bishops outside. Without the men of God, everybody will be seated here doing nothing,” said Rev. Nwosu, the Archbishop of Aba, who represented Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion. While half of the priests were standing at the altar awaiting the others to join them, the other half were locked out alongside Governors Peter Obi and Theodore Orji of Anambra and Abia States respectively.

Anambra plans to shut down markets, companies over tax

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The Anambra Government on Friday warned that it would shut down more markets and corporate organisations if their nonchalant attitude toward payment of their taxes did not change.

 The state’s Chairman, Internal Revenue Services, Mr Nwanne Ejikeme, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria  in Awka.  Ejikeme said, “We are also in the process of charging those who have refused to pay their taxes.

 “Very soon you will see that it is not just markets that will be closed, but also business centres, chambers, banks and corporate organisations.   “Even residents, who refuse to pay their taxes will not be spared.”

 According to him, the public ought to know that governance is not free of charge.

 He said that many people were yet to realise that they had a contribution to make to the development of their states.

Lagos State Government shut the popular auto spare parts market, Ladipo Market in Mushin

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The Lagos State Government today shut the popular auto spare parts market, Ladipo Market in Mushin area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria. Ten suspected Bakassi boys were also arrested during the closure of the market.
Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit stormed the market as early as 4.00a.m  and shut it because it was filthy.

Last week, the Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Tunji Bello visited the market and decried the wanton degradation of the environment and filthiness of the area and warned that if nothing was done, the market would be shut.  The traders took government’s threat lightly and did nothing to remedy the situation.
Hundreds of fully armed taskforce officials  led by its Chairman, Bayo Sulaiman, a Chief Superintendent of Police besieged the market and shut it down, with thousands of traders shut out. The traders were dispersed by taskforce officials with several canisters of teargas.

Photo News: Abuja Shut Down Due To Lavish Thanksgiving Party

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