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ASUU Strike: The Way Forward

In this tussle going on between ASUU and the Government, what is the way forward?    Must the grass suffer for the fight between the elephants? Why can’t they fight on a concrete platform so that the grass will no longer suffer, or can’t they look for a common ground rather than struggle endlessly. Can’t a final solution be found to this recurring struggle between the elephants, lest I forget, I hear say NASU too go soon join strike o! Seriously, what is the way forward in our country, can a permanent solution ever be found to the problems that keep popping up? The fact that Ghana closed its universities for a year and got a better education sector does not guarantee that ours will be the same.     “You cannot eat an omelette without breaking an egg”. Sacrifices must be made, but to what extent? There are speculations that ASUU may call of its ongoing strike before or after the Sallah celebration as 60% to 70% of their demands have been met.  

Getting Over a Breakup

Will I be able to move on?   Can I love again?  Why did he/ she leave? What went wrong? are some of the series of questions that come to mind after a breakup. Breaking up is one of the most traumatizing experiences especially when you’ve started envisaging life together. It could come at a time when you least expect it or think that you’re at a level in which all is well. It is normal to deny the breakup as a terrible nightmare that will soon go away. It may get to a stage in which you are not interested in doing anything or hearing about the other person. But, you have to move on. However, moving on involves accepting the fact that that he/she is gone. This is very difficult to do especially if the relationship was a longtime one and there was a lot of intimacy.   Just as a wound or cut hurts at the time but heals overtime, so also the pain of a breakup.   It is not wrong to shed tears and allow yourself to grieve but this should not be for too long. Do no...

My Responsibility as a Wife

In the African setting, the work of taking care of the home, the children and the husband is saddled on the wife however; do you think it is also the responsibility of the wife to wash the clothes of the husband? What stops the man from helping in the home. Some of my colleagues are of the view that a working husband must use the wife as a domestic helper, whose work is to seat at home and take care of all things while some are of the opinion that the woman is a partner and that there is not stopping the man from assisting and that the issues of cloth washing by the woman is optional. What is your view?

Help Save OJB

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Producer and singer OJB Jezreel was diagnosed of kidney issues and right now, he urgently needs to get a transplant worth N15 million.  You can help save him by donating to his account detail. BABATUNDE OKUNGBOWA UBA: 1015075120

Seven suspected Kidnappers Killed and Two Arrested

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Operatives attached to the Lagos State Anti-Robbery Squad led by Superintendent Abba Kyari, over the weekend killed seven suspected kidnappers and arrested two others that allegedly abducted the Chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area of Lagos state, Hon. Kehinde Bamigbetan , who was freed after an undisclosed ransom was paid. DailyPost has gathered that the arrested suspects are 27-year old Ogbonna Emenike and 25-year old Uchenna Nwanyu. The items recovered from the suspects include four AK 47 Rifles, twenty-Eight AK 47 Magazines, fully loaded and a thousand round of live ammunition. Others are army uniforms, a Honda CRV jeep with Reg No.ABC106AE and a Nissan Pathfinder with Reg No.AGL730AZ as well as local charms. Check Dailypost for more news.

Admissions Into FUTA Pre-degree Science (pds) Programme For The 2013/2014 Academic Session

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  Candidates are advised to visit the website of the Federal University of Technology,  Akure www.futa.edu.ng for more details.

We are Against UK’s planned £3,000 Visa bond for Nigerians, says Reps

Minister of Foreign Affairs Olugbenga Ashiru said yesterday that the Federal Government will defend the interest of Nigerians on consular related issues with foreign countries. Ashiru spoke in Abuja following a proposal by the United Kingdom to introduce a bond of 3,000 pounds (N750, 000) for intending visitors from Nigeria and five other countries. Speaking at the 2013 Ministerial Platform, Ashiru reiterated that the UK government was yet to officially notify Nigeria on the proposal scheduled to start in November. “Really, we have received no official communication from the UK government. “When we receive communication from them, we will study whatever proposal they are trying to do but I can assure all Nigerians that President Jonathan’s government will defend the interest of Nigerians by whatever means it can.’’ The House of Representatives Foreign Affairs committee kicked against the policy. Chair of the Diaspora Committee Abike Dabiri –Erewa asked Nigeria to...

National Association Of Resident Doctors to Embark On A Three- day Strike On Wednesday

Tough times ahead for Nigeria as the National Association of Resident Doctors has ordered its members nationwide to embark on a three-day warning strike from Wednesday. NARD said Wednesday’s strike was to protest against the poor funding of the residency training of its members by the Federal Government. The 21-day ultimatum given to the Federal Government by NARD expired on June 18, 2013. NARD National President, Dr. Ismail Lawal, had about two weeks ago during a news conference at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu warned that the resident doctors across the country might embark on strike any moment after the 21-day ultimatum expired. Lawal, who had expressed dismay at the inadequate funding of the residency training programme in the 2013 budget, had also said the union had given enough opportunity to the government to address the lapses. He said, “NARD has directed her members to embark on a three-day warning strike commencing from Wednesday Ju...

Bank Security Guard arraigned for Breaking Into Bank ATM

A security guard at the First Bank Nigeria Plc, in Jibowu- Lagos has appeared before a magistrate’s court in Ebute Meta for breaking the company’s automated teller machine (ATM) and N12, 533,900. Seyi Jaiyeola was arraigned on a five counts of fraud and stealing after the bank’s investigation of the missing cash led them to him. According to reports, the bank’s branch Service Manager, Kayode Aiyewunmi, said the company had observed that one of the bank’s four ATMs was having a reconciliation problem and had employed the service of an expert to help unravel mysterious disappearances of money. “We discovered that there was always a shortage of cash in the machine,” Aiyewunmi told the court. “Despite our reconciliation efforts, the ATM was still having problems and we engaged the service of an expert who submitted his report and said the machine did not have any reconciliation issue. “He said somebody was breaking into the machine in the middle of the night to steal th...

Police Fires Shot at Student of University of Ibadan

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A police corporal, Ajisafe Amos, escaped being lynched yesterday by angry students of the University of Ibadan when he gave a 400-level student of the institution, Adewale Adegboyega, a hot chase and allegedly shot his car at the main entrance of the university. Adegboyega, who is a student in the Department of Guidance and Counselling of the institution said he ran into the campus because he was not sure of his safety in the hands of the policemen he encountered. The police corporal reportedly shot twice with one bullet hitting the rear tyre of the student’s car. As the students heard the gunshots, they reportedly scampered for safety for fear of stray bullets. In protest of the action of the police team, the students led by the Student Union Government President, Babatunde Badmus, demanded the dismissal of the trigger-happy policeman. He added that it was dangerous for a policeman to shoot in densely-populated institutions like the University of Ibadan. They se...

Abducted Pupils Rescued By Police

Police from Imo and Rivers states have intercepted a bus conveying 18 abducted pupils of Umuohie Primary School in Ngor-Okpala area of Imo, while en-route Rivers. The school children said they were on their way home when a bus stopped and their teacher, whose name they could not recall, asked them to board the vehicle. At a police checkpoint, the driver of the bus failed to stop when flagged down and sped away. The police pursued and alerted their counterparts in Rivers when the bus was approaching Eleme in the neighbouring state. The police in Rivers were said to have cordoned off the bus and nabbed the abductors. The suspects were taken to the Imo State Police Command, Owerri, where they have been detained since the incident; while the children were released to their parents who besieged the police station after calls were made to them. When contacted, Joy Elemoko, the Imo State police spokesperson, said the suspects’ identities could not be disclosed yet, adding...

Stella Damasus Denies Pregnancy Rumours

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Contrary to the news heard that Stella is pregnant for Doris Simeon's ex-husband,  Daniel Ademinokan . She has however come out to deny the allegation in her new tweet. Stella Damasus ‏ @ stelladamasus 48m Laughed so hard at the news that I am pregnant. How come I don't know neither do my doctors. Wonderful gossip! 1 Peter 3:10

Universal Basic Education Commission Enlisting NCE Graduates Into The Federal Teachers Scheme

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The Federal Teachers Scheme was formed  by the federal Government and it is an intervention to assist States with the lack of Teachers at the basic learning sub-sector The Scheme aspire to employ jobless NCE holders for two years voluntary teaching service in public schools Job Requirement: . you must be an NCE holder obtained not earlier than 2004 from a recognized College Of Education . you shall not take other employement during the period of service without first withdrwing from the scheme . you must be ready to serve in any part of the state you deployed to . shortlisted applicant or candidate must undergo a screening test before they can be considered for employment Salary: The Federal Government pays N18,000 per month Method Of Application if interested simply send your application and CV to: The Executive Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board In your respective states, application should not be forwarded to UBEC Headquarters D...

Man who Embalmed Mother's Corpse in Cupboard Defended by Sister

The headquarters of Sat Guru Maharaj is conspicuously located at a spot close to the old Toll Gate along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Here on a daily basis, you find hordes of visitors including pilgrims going in and coming out of the village. Last Saturday afternoon, the reporter observed scores of Guru Maharaj garbed in red and white robes and clutching tightly to flowers they held close to their chest devotees swarming all over the place. Most of them could be heard discussing the case of a fellow devotee, Chimezie Osigwe who was recently arrested by the police in Imo State for allegedly keeping his mother’s embalmed corpse in a cupboard in his room for 10 years. However, one of the devotees was more vociferous than others as she was almost shouting on the top of her voice, defending Chimezie who she described as her blood brother. The woman who was later identified as Ogechi Osigwe berated the police and some members of Ezuru Umuagwu in Ejemekwuru community in Oguta L...