Wednesday, December 4, 2013

ASUU Strike update: FG extends resumption deadline for lecturers to 9th of Dec.



As a sign of regard to the late Prof Festus Iyayi, previous leader of ASUU, whose funeral rites starts tomorrow to Lay December 7th, the Federal Govt has chose to change its deadline for resumption of lecturers to Monday December 9.This was made known by the Government Secreatry of the Nigerian College Commision, Prof Julius Okojie while addressing  journalist in Abuja yesterday.

Prof Okojie in his briefing said 

Paul Walker's cause of death exposed; he burned to death



The L.A County Coroners Office have revealed how Paul walker died. They say he was mortally wounded in the crash on Saturday November 30th, but was still alive. According to the report, he was burned alive. And the only way they could positively identify him was through dental records. This is such a horrible way to die. It's also been revealed that his friend was driving 90mph in a 15mph zone

Paul did not die from the impact of the crash alone. He burned to death after the Porsche GT crashed into a tree and a pole and exploded into flames. The man who was driving the Porsche GT, Roger Rodas, died from multiple traumatic injuries suffered upon impact. Burning was not listed as a factor in his death. Sources in the coroner's office say both men were positively ID'd by using dental records.

Tuching Photographs Of Henry Walker As Best Man At His Brother's Wedding Just Months Before His Demise



Fast & Furious star Paul Walker beaming with a smile on his face and a cheeky glint in his eye, gives a toast to his brother Caleb on his wedding day - little more than a month before his fiery tragic death (pictured after the cut). Standing with his arms around Caleb, 36, and his youngest brother Cody, 25, best man Paul beams in the fall sunshine as his brother celebrates his wedding to Stephanie Branch. But sadly, this was to be the last family wedding Paul, 40, would attend - and a stunning album of pictures by Chard photography gives a glimpse at the close-knit family who are now grieving following the actor's death in a car crash on Saturday.  

OMG!! Weirdo In Ekiti: Man Defiles 3-Yr-Old Girl



A man, Usman Joshua, 19, has been arrested by the police in Ado-Ekiti for allegedly defiling a three-year-old girl (name withheld).
It was reported that Joshua, who is a co-tenant with the toddler's parents, had lured the girl into his room with biscuit at about 5:05 pm on November 3, 2013.
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Photographs: Authorities Reveal Yet another Baby Factory In Imo! Rescues 16 Pregnant Adolescent Women




The Police Command again has uncovered another baby-making factory in Egbu, near Owerri the State capital, arresting the proprietor, one Dr. James Ezuma who runs a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), and a clinic. 16 girls were rescued in the process. The girls were kept in two rooms in the building that houses his NGO, with no windows while repulsive odour oozed out from their rooms
The girls, aged 14-19 were encouraged to get pregnant and take home the sum of N100,000 at delivery, on the condition  that they would abandon their babies who would be eventually used for purposes ranging from child trafficking to rituals.
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Person found stabbed to death days after posting FB caution about her ex



5 days after posting the message above on her behalf Facebook page, Michelle Rowling was found stabbed to death in her apartment. Michelle posted this on Monday November 25th and was found stabbed multiple times on Saturday November 30th.

According to NYDaily News, police are searching for Michelle's ex-boyfriend, 25 year old Montrell Cooper (pictured above), who threatened to kill her once he gets out of jail. Montrell was arrested and locked up for assaulting Michelle in August. He also stabbed her in the neck in 2012.

Now in the event that you read Michelle's responses to friends on that same post, she explained that she made the statement as a result of some bad news she received. Friends later revealed that the afternoon of the ominous post, Michelle had learned that her ex-boyfriend had been released from jail.  See the Facebook post and her replies after the break

"Western Countries trying to fabricate regime change in Ukraine", says German gov't consultant



Tensions in the Ukrainian capital are not abating. The failure of the no-confidence motion on Tuesday pushed the euro integration supporters back to the streets. Hundreds of demonstrators blocked the government headquarters calling for the resignation of President Yanukovich and Prime Minister Azarov.

"Jonathan Is Becoming A Big Failure", Says Asari Dokubo



He is one of President Goodluck Jonathan's most vocal supporter but it seems Asari Dokubo is now agreeing with Governor Rotimi Amaechi that President Goodlcuk Jonathan has failed South-South and Nigerians.

Asari, at a press conference in Abuja, declared that President Jonathan has lost the support of his political base due to the failure of his government to deliver on its promises. The ex-militant leader said:
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MY STORY: "How I Was Almost Raped By A Prominent Nigerian 'Chief'" - A Man reveals His Story (PHOTO)




After writing countless number of application letters and sitting for some tests in 1995, I was directed to the office of a prominent Nigerian for a job.  As the door closed behind me, I noticed that it was an electric door, because the man  controlled it with a button on his large desk.

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Euromaidan may cost Ukraine a default



Against a wave of social unrest in Kiev the cost of default isurance on Ukrainian national debt has significantly grown. According to Bloomberg, default swaps on Ukrainian government securities in the next five years have risen by 100 points reaching 1071.

Russia understands Syrian conflict a lot better than many Western states - expert



The Syrian opposition has turned into a criminal group whose leaders are interested only in profit from the ongoing war. That's according to Sunday Telegraph newpaper which published a report citing many rebel fighters saying that the FSA leaders don’t want to make the regime fall because they love the conflict.
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#ASUU Update: FG reveals it has now paid ₦200 Billion to ASUU



President Jonathan meeting with the ASUU leadership (Photo: PM News)
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe has confirmed that the N200 billion demanded by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been paid.
The money was paid into an account with the CBN and is meant for renewal of infrastructure facilities in public universities in the country, Okupe explained.

ASUU: We are not aware of any N200 billion



The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Dr. Nasir Fagge Issa, this morning disclosed that his union was not aware of the payment of N200b into an account with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, by the Federal Government, as demanded by the striking lecturers. 


Dr. Doyin Okupe, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs had on a television programme this morning declared that government had paid the N200b demanded by ASUU into an account with the CBN and asked why ASUU has not deemed it fit to call off the six-month old strike.
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Stop Romancing Corruption, Buhari Supporter Tells Jonathan



Supporters of former Military Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari in Ondo State yesterday urged President Goodluck Jonathan to stop encouraging corruption in the country.

The Buhari supporters under the umbrella body of “Buhari Vanguard” said
 “President Jonathan must stop romancing corruption or else Nigerians will tag him the first enemy of the Nigerian Project.”

Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) sacks all academic staff



For failure to come back to classrooms, the Senate of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) has sacked all academic staff on its payroll with immediate effect. The sack order was made known by the Public Relations Officers (PRO) of the institution, Mr Chike Ezenwa, while speaking with the Nigerian Tribune in Owerri, through telephone.

In accordance with him, the senate of the university had declared most of the positions of academic staff in the institution, adding that they would be advertised beginning Monday, December 2.

The senate council, he explained, had already compiled the set of vacant positions in the college, adding that who were ready to resume would be adequately protected..

Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki Resumes Academic Activities




One day before the FG's ultimatum to ASUU expires, academic activities have resumed at the Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki

Recommencement of activities have followed a directive requesting the lecturers to the return to work issued the authorities of the university. Lecturers of the university as members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) had participated in the strike.

ASUU: University of Port Harcourt To Resume Activities, Date Announced



Management of the University of Port Harcourt has announced December 9th as resumption date for academic activities in the institution.  It was made known after an extra-ordinary Senate meeting held on Tuesday.

Deputy Registrar, Information, of the University, Dr. William Wordi told DailyPost that the management of the institution found it reasonable to end the 5-month old strike in the interest of the students.
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Ann Njemanze Talks About Her New Hubby, Says- 'I Am Older Than Him'



Nollywood actress Ann Njemanze (Domitilla) got married the second time to new hubby Silver Ojieson who is a lecturer, last month, on the 9th of November 2013.
And in a new interview with Leadership Newspaper, she talked about him, her new marriage and ex-husband Segun Arinze.

Just in: On Boko Haram, President Jonathan Performance and Power Returning To The North. - Col Abubakar Umar.



A former military governor of Kaduna State, Col. Abubakar Umar, comments on burning national issues in an exclusive interview. Extract:: Question: What’s your attitude to the agitation for power shift to the North? When you talk of power shift, I don’t believe in it because there has been no evidence that it benefits the people.
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Iyayi: Murder Or Accident? (Photos)



Iyayi: Chest showing a big hole
The nature of two holes on the late Professor Festus Iyayi’s body gives life to suspicions by his colleagues that he may have been shot.

Along with grief, anger will be the dominant emotion when Professor Festus Iyayi is buried this week in his hometown, Ugbegun in Edo State. The two feelings have mixed, predictably with unsavoury outcomes, since the former president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, died on 12 November in an auto accident on the Lokoja-Abuja Expressway.
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