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Striking university teachers on Wednesday insisted that
they would not return to the classrooms until the Federal
Government honoured fully the 2009 agreement and
Memorandum of Understanding signed by the two
parties.
This came as there were conflicting reports from the
University of Jos over the institution post-Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination.
While the striking teachers insisted on Wednesday that
the exercise would not hold, the school authorities said
the screening was in progress.
University teachers under the auspices of the Academic
Staff Union of Universities embarked on a nationwide
industrial action on July 1, 2013.
However, the Ibadan Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Dr.
Adesola Nassir, during a briefing at the University of
Lagos, on Wednesday insisted that the strike would not
end until the Federal Government respected the signed
pact.
The zone has members drawn from UNILAG, University of
Ibadan, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State;
Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State;
Lagos State University, Ojo; Tai Solarin University of
Education, Ijagu, Ogun State and the Federal University
of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Nassir explained that though the union met with the
government's representatives, including the members of
the Senate Committee on Education last Monday, the
meeting ended in a deadlock.
He said, "This is because the Federal Government is still
not being sincere to address the issues at stake.
"The strike will remain for as long as it takes the Federal
Government to be faithful to the implementation of the
2009 agreement and its renegotiation as contained in
the Memorandum of Understanding reached by both
parties in January last year."
He explained that the FG's response to the action since it
started had shown that it was not ready to address the
challenges facing the nation's university system.
Meanwhile, the ASUU UNIJOS chairman, Dr. David
Jangkam, has urged parents not to send their children to
the school for the post-UTME.
He said, "No parent should send their children to UNIJOS
because the ongoing strike is total, comprehensive and
indefinite and so no academic activities in whatever form
is supposed to take place."
However, the university said the screening was in
progress.
Speaking with journalists on Wednesday, its Registrar,
Mr. Jilli Dandam, called on the public and participating
candidates to disregard any contrary announcement
from the striking teachers.

Source: mobile.punchng.com/output.php?link=http://www.punchng.com/news/we-wont-call-off-strike-ASUU-tells-fg/

A reckless police driver behind the wheels of a van
attached to the FESTAC police station has been
accused of hitting a woman and her baby, causing
brain damage in the nursing mother.
Several sources related to the woman told
SaharaReporters that the accident happened on June
23, 2013 as the police driver sped dangerously
against the flow of traffic on a one-way lane along the
busy Oshodi-Apapa Road, hitting down the
unsuspecting woman and her baby.
“The accident was avoidable, and could have been
avoided if the police man obeyed simple traffic
regulation that marked the road as one-way,” said a
relative of the injured woman. “Now, the action of this
[police] man has resulted in serious brain injury to the
mother.”
The source revealed that the accident happened at
Church bus stop along the Oshodi-Apapa express
road. An eyewitness said the victim, Taskirat
Anjolaiya, was alighting from a public bus with her
child and had not noticed the furious police van
coming from the wrong traffic direction towards her.
One of the victim’s relatives disclosed that the driver
of the police van, identified as Corporal Friday, told
their family that he was driving his boss’s mistress to
the airport, apparently to catch a flight, and had to
maneuver through traffic to get his passenger quickly
to her destination. An eyewitness said the police
corporal seemed to act with drunken disregard for
other road users. “As he was driving, he was waving
his hand and shouting at drivers who were driving the
right way to clear out of the road,” the witness told
SaharaReporters. “He kept driving that way until he
eventually knocked down the woman coming out of
the bus with her baby.”
Family sources said the badly injured woman and her
baby were rushed to the emergency ward at the
Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). Doctors
reportedly discovered that she had sustained a pelvic
fracture, facial bruises, and brain injury. The baby,
Ammarah Anjolaiya, also suffered deep facial cuts and
a broken jaw.
A family source said Corporal Friday’s first concern at
the scene of the accident was to immediately arrange
a cab to convey the “madam” in his car to her
destination. He later provided the injured woman’s
family with N70,000 for treatment. The source said
the culprit subsequently abandoned the victims of his
reckless driving at the hospital. “We have so far spent
above N500,000 on treatment and upkeep,” said the
source.
Another family source told SaharaReporters that the
victim’s husband, Sulaiman Anjolaiya, had been
unemployed for several months. “His wife was the
bread winner of the family and now she is down with
mental and physical injuries due to the behavior of
this police corporal who has now abandoned them to
the fate he inflicted on the family,” she said.
Our sources disclosed that the family of the victim had
a shocking experience when they visited the FESTAC
divisional police station to meet with the Divisional
Police Officer, Ibrahim Zango, whose mistress was
being taken to the airport at the time of the accident.
“DPO Zango spoke to us in a very rude manner before
offering us additional ten thousand naira,” said one of
the victim’s relatives. He added that the DPO said the
woman being driven by the reckless police driver was
“just a relative.”
Mrs. Taskirat Anjolaiya is currently receiving
treatment at LUTH for her physical and mental
injuries.

Source: mobile.saharareporters.com/news-page/reckless-police-driver-hits-woman-and-her-baby

Unknown gunmen have attacked and ransacked a
police station Kaura township in Southern Kaduna
according to security sources.
One of our source stated that the attacked left several
policemen injured in the part of the state frequently
attacked by gunmen.
The source further stated that the attacks continued
into the night as there are still sporadic gunshots
heard in the entire area.
As at the time of this report, the police spokesman in
the state, Mr. Aminu Lawal has not returned calls
made by SaharaReporters to inquire about the
situation.

Source: mobile.saharareporters.com/news-page/gunmen-hit-kaura-police-station-southern-kaduna

I join the world to celebrate with Nelson Mandela as you will be a year older tomorrow. Goodness and mercy shall follow you all the days of your life. As you start another progressive year tomorrow, I pray that you will see more favour before man and God. Wishing you the better part of greatness and success as an AFRICA LEADER.
Happy Birthday NELSON MANDELA.
More years to come! And Better days ahead of you!
Keep enjoying your stay on earth my dear comrade and activists.

Make a wish for Nelson Mandela as he clocks 95 tomorrow.

Use the hastag #Mandela95#

•Legislators weaken NLC, TUC
The Senate yesterday killed the proposal for six-year
single tenure for president and governors as it voted on
recommendations for further alteration of the 1999
Constitution.
The lawmakers also rejected local government autonomy
and mayoral status for the Federal Capital Territory
(FCT).
It curiously voted ‘yes’ to make any woman eligible for
marriage even if she is underage.
It endorsed a proposal that Presidential assent shall no
more be required for the purpose of altering the Nigerian
Constitution.
It also approved a proposal that a presidential or
governor’s assent would not be required after a bill
passed and transmitted to the president’s or governor
had stayed for 30 days with the president or governor as
the case may be.
It granted financial autonomy to State Houses of
Assembly.
The Senate also endorsed first line charge for State
Independent Electoral Commission, State Houses of
Assembly, Auditor-General of the State and State
Judiciary, but failed to approve first line charge for the
Attorney-General .
Before the historic voting began, Senate President David
Mark reminded senators that they were on the threshold
of history.
Mark told the lawmakers, that for any clause to pass, 73
yes votes were needed.
“I urge every Senator to vote according to his
conscience. Every voting will accordingly be reflected on
the votes and proceedings of the Senate. We have gone
through this before and because of the importance of the
issues slated for voting, we are not to resume debate
again. You must, therefore, endeavour to vote according
to your conscience,” Mark said.
On presidential assent for Constitution amendment, the
Senate voted that “for the purpose of altering the
provisions of this Constitution, the assent of the
President shall not be required.”
In all, 95 senators endorsed the proposal while three
opposed it.
Clause 4 which sought the alteration of Section 29 of the
Constitution almost threw works. In the upper chamber
into turmoil.
The Section is on renunciation of citizenship.
It states (29)(1) “Any citizen of Nigeria of full age who
wishes to renounce his Nigerian citizenship shall make a
declaration in the prescribed manner for the
renunciation. (4) For the purpose of subsection (1) of this
section (a) ‘full age” means the age of eighteen years
and above (b) any woman who is married shall be
deemed to be of full age.”
The Constitution review Committee recommended that
the Section 29(4)(b) should be deleted.
The Senate voted 75 ‘yes’ and 13 ‘no’ to delete the
Section.
The endorsement of the clause by the Senate became a
battle between Senator Ahmed Sani Yerima (Zamfara
West) and other senator.
Yerima said the clause is against Islamic law and insisted
that it should not be deleted.
He noted that declaring maturity age for women is
against Islamic law.
He said the Constitution forbids the National Assembly
from making law on Islamic matters.
Yerima insisted that a second vote should be taken on
the passed clause.
Mark said he is not an expert on Islamic law and added
that if Islamic scholars raise the same sentiment, it
should be revisited.
But Senator Danjuma Goje (Gombe Central) took up the
matter from Yerima.
He accused the Senate President of double standard.
Mark took exception to the accusation and reiterated
that he had been very consistent in the consideration of
the clauses.
He wondered why the issue should be made a personal
matter.
Following insistence by Yerima, Mark agreed that the
clause should be revisited.
Mark said, “Once more, because of the serious nature of
the laws we make and because we want our actions to
stand the test of time, we will revisit the issue raised by
Yerima.
“This is because of the sensitivity of issues that has to do
with religion, we should revisit it so that we take another
vote on it.
“But Yerima is a member of the Constitution Review
Committee, he should have raised the issue at that
level.”
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu who chaired
the review committee said that the clause has nothing to
do with religion.
Ekweremadu added that the Constitution Review
Committee felt that a woman should be old enough to
renounce Nigerian citizenship.
He recalled that Yerima said the clause is
unconstitutional at the review level but insisted that the
clause has nothing to do with religion.
A total of 99 Senators registered to vote on the
controversial clause.
The repeated vote showed that 60 Senators voted to
retain the clause while 35 voted to delete it as
recommended by the review committee.
After the vote Mark said: “Once you are married, you are
deemed to be of age whether you are one or two years it
doesn’t really matter.”
Immediately the clause was killed, there was outrage in
the gallery as many spectators felt that the upper
chamber had endorsed under age marriage.
Yerima was later shouted down when he attempted to
thank Senators for voting to retain the clause.
On assent to a bill, the Senate passed alteration to
Section 58 by inserting a new subsection “5A” which
states: “Where the President neither signifies that he
assents or that he withholds assent, the bill shall at the
expiration of thirty days become law.”
A total of 100 Senators registered to vote, 89 voted ‘yes’
while 11 voted ‘no’.
The Senate also approved the alteration of the Section
100 by inserting a new subsection “5a” which reads:
“Where the Governor neither signifies that he assents or
that he withholds assent, the bill shall at the expiration
of thirty days become law”
On Section 81, financial autonomy to Attorney General of
the Federation.
A total of 100 Senators registered to vote.
While 59 Senators voted that financial autonomy should
be granted the Attorney General of the Federation, 41
voted ‘no’
The clause failed to pass.
A total of 83 Senators voted ‘yes’ to grant the Auditor-
General of the Federation, 16 Senators voted ‘no’ while
two abstained.
On Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal
Committee, 99 Senators voted ‘yes’ to grant it autonomy
while two voted ‘no’.
On National Human Rights Commission, the upper
chamber voted 94 to six to grant the commission
financial autonomy.
The senate also approved that all labour matters would
henceforth be handled at the state levels.
Observers contended that this new development would
weaken the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade
Union Congress (TUC) at the national level.
The clause which states that “Any person who has held
office as President or Deputy President of the Senate,
Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of
Representatives, shall be entitled to pension for life at a
rate equivalent to the annual salary of the incumbent
President or Deputy President of the Senate, Speaker or
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives was
passed with a vote of 86 ‘yes’ and 13 ‘no’ with one
abstention.
Mark jokingly said that the clause was endorsed
‘overwhelmingly.’
The Senate endorsed financial autonomy for State
Independent Electoral Commission; State Houses of
Assembly; Auditor-General of the State; and State
Judiciary.
But the lawmaker opposed first line charge Attorney
General of State.
The Senate voted 86 against,14 in favour and one
abstention to nail the coffin of the clause on six year
single tenure for President and Governors.
On separation of the office of the Attorney General of the
Federation from the office of Minister of Justice, the
Senate voted 62 in favour and 35 against.
The clause failed because at least 73 votes in favour
were required.
On direct payment to local governments from the
Federation Account, 59 Senators voted in favour while 38
voted against while two abstained.
The clause failed.
The clause which sought to confer the power on the
Attorney General to direct investigation in certain cases
was killed with 62 Senators against and 31 in favour.
The Senate killed the clause for Mayoral status for the
FCT with 57 votes in favour, 39 against and two
abstention.
The Senate failed to remove the National Youth Service
Corps Decree 1993 from the Constitution.
It also failed to remove the Public Complaint Commission
Act, National Security Agencies Act and the Land Use Act
from the Constitution.
It endorsed the changed Afikpo North and South Local
Government Areas to Afikpo and Edda Local
Governments.
It also endorsed the change of Egbado North and Egbado
South LGAs to Yewa North and Yewa South LGAs.
Labour was deleted from the Exclusive List to the
Concurrent List with 77 votes in favour and 17 against.
Two Senators abstained.
The Senate also voted in favour of Railways being placed
on the Concurrent List.
The votes tied at 72 Senators in favour and 23 against.
Mark broke the tie by voting in favour of Railways going
to the Concurrent List.
The Lawmakers also removed pension matters from the
Exclusive List but it failed to remove Prisons from the
Exclusive List.
Despite explanation from Senate Leader, Senator Victor
Ndoma-Egba and Senator Umaru Dahiru that the removal
will solve the problem of prison congestion, the Senators
voted against the removal.
The Senate also voted against removing the Chief Justice
of Nigeria and other serving Judicial Officers as Chairman
and members respectively of the Federal Judicial Service
Commission.
Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Senator
Umaru Dahiru said that the CJN, Justice Mariam Aloma
Mukhtar, wrote to request the status quo be maintained.
Ekweremadu also informed the Senate that the CJN
wrote to say that she was not comfortable with the
clause.
He said that the clause is before the Senate to take a
decision on the matter.
Mark also said that not withstanding the letter of the CJN,
the Senate will vote on the clause.
The clause was defeated with a vote of 72 against and
26 in favour.
Mark voted against the removal of the CJN as Chairman
of Federal Judicial Service Commission.
At the end of the voting, Mark thanked Senators and
declared: “Today is a historic day in the history of
Nigeria.”
“We voted for those issues that we think will make
democracy to go on and make democracy to mature.”
He thanked the Senate Committee on Constitution
Review saying: “What ever sentiments they expressed,
we have put them to test today.”
Mark told the Senate that today would be devoted for
valedictory session for the late Senator Pius Ewherido.

Source: thenationonlineng.net/new/senate-kills-six-year-tenure/

The Human Rights Writer's Association of Nigeria
(HURIWA), has called on the National Judicial Council
(NJC) to probe the prosecutors who handled Maj. Hamza
Al-Mustapha's case.
The call is contained in a statement issued on Monday in
Abuja and jointly signed by the National Coordinator of
the association, Mr Emmanuel Onwubiko, and the
National Media Affairs Director, Miss Zainab Yusuf.
Al-Mustapha, a former Chief Security Officer to the late
Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, was sentenced to
death on Jan. 30 last year over the murder of Kudirat
Abiola on June 4, 1996 in Lagos.

Source: mobile.punchng.com/output.php?link=http://www.punchng.com/news/al-mustapha-rights-group-calls-for-probe-of-prosecutors/

Larry Sogo: Yes. I still have a good relationship with about 80% of my EXs' and about 30% are my social network friends. And am enjoying it.

Hum!
How old are you?

Dear Nairalanders, will you allow your girlfriend or boyfriend keep her/his EX as friend on a social network? Like BBM, Facebook, Twitter, 2go, whatsapp et:al


Another question: will you allow him or her to still keep some of his/her EX pictures(even if is just one picture) on her phone?


Please let's have your view!

The way I'm seeing things,
I don't think there will be election by 2015...

Some shocking discoveries have been made in
Maiduguri, the beleaguered Borno State capital that is
the engine -room of the Boko Haram insurgency.
The Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Restore Order II,
found mass graves, tunnels and bunkers in Maiduguri,
the Borno State capital.
JTF spokesman Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa showed reporters
shallow graves, tunnels and bunkers at Bulabulin
Nganaram yesterday. He said Boko Haram men who died
in gun battles with security troops were buried in the
graves.
Around the shallow graves in the open field were
decomposing bodies and human bones. There was a big
bunker where the JTF said it discovered a cache of
weapons. The bunker, according to the JTF, was dug
behind a two-bedroom apartment, making residents to
believe it was a sewage pit. There were also tuunels,
which are believed to have served as passage for the
insurgents from their hideouts.
Bulabulin Nganaram is believed to be the main
stronghold of the insurgents.
The JTF, in a statement by Col Musa, said: “The Joint
Task Force (JTF) between 3-8 July, 2013 dislodged Boko
Haram terrorists from their main enclave in Bulabulin
Nganaram, Aljajeri and Faluja areas of Maiduguri
metropolis.
“During the encounter, some terrorists were killed in the
fire fight, including the main Amir of Bulabulin Nganaram
(who was on the wanted list of the JTF with a ten million
naira bounty). He was responsible for the killing of a
teacher and three students of Sanda Karami Secondary
School, Ruwan Zafi Maiduguri. Many abducted women,
girls and children were rescued and handed over to their
families by the Task Force.
“During the search of the areas, many arms and
ammunition of various calibres buried in houses and
cemeteries were recovered. Decomposing corpses of
those killed by the terrorists were also found in soak-
away and mass graves of terrorists killed. Troops also
discovered vast network mouse-holes linking compounds
and underground tunnels as well as bunkers under
houses. Troops are still searching the area for more
weapons, ammunition and mass graves. The JTF uses
this opportunity to appeal to members of the public for
support and more information on terrorists’ activities.”
Despite Boko Haram leader Imam Shekau’s denial, the
Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of
Security Challenges in the North insisted yesterday that
the ceasefire negotiation with the sect is still on course.
The committee said Nigerians should expect “something
positive” before the end of the week.
It, however, said it would not take up issues with Shekau
in order not to lose focus.
A member of the committee, who spoke in confidence
with our correspondent, insisted that the committee had
made progress in its negotiation with Boko Haram.
The source said: “The ceasefire negotiation is still on
course; there is no going back. Before the end of the
week, something positive will come up that will vindicate
our claim that we are negotiating.
“We do not want to counter what Imam Shekau said, but
before the end of the week, there will be something
positive.”
Asked to clear the air on Shekau’s denial of ceasefire,
the source said: “We doubt indeed if Shekau made that
statement. And if he did, we are raising these issues: Do
they know Mohammed Marwana or not who was the
person we met with?
Has anyone come out to say that Marwana is not a
member of Boko Haram?
Has anyone disputed the position of the Deputy Leader
of Boko Haram which Marwana claimed he is
occupying?”
The source stressed that neither the Chairman of the
committee nor any of its members said they met Shekau.
“We had talks with Marwana, who represented the
group,” he said, adding:
“The Boko Haram leadership up till now has not
disowned Marwana, who also defended the sect last
week that it was not behind the killing of 36 students in a
secondary school in Mamudo in Yobe State. Marawana
told us that Boko Haram members were not behind the
gruesome killings. The sect has also corroborated
Marwana’s position.
“If Marwana is not a member or one of the leaders of the
sect, Boko Haram leadership would have disowned him
by now. In March, one Abdulazeez said he was speaking
for Boko Haram and his claim was swiftly dismissed.
“So, we will not take up issues with Shekau because if
we do, we will now leave substance and begin to chase
the shadow.
“We do not want anything that could derail our ongoing
talks with Boko Haram.”
On the claim by the Defence Headquarters that it was
not involved in ceasefire negotiation, the source said it
was not yet time for Defence to be involved.
“This committee does not report to the Chief of Defence
Staff or any of the service chiefs. We are expected to
report to the President and Commander-In-Chief of the
Armed Forces, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, who will then
decide on how the military and other security agencies
should be involved,” the source said.

Source: thenationonlineng.net/new/news/jtf-finds-boko-haram-arms-graves-bunker-and-tunnels/

Observing!
Military zone!

I'm waiting for the 40-laptop members to say something.

KEEP OFF!

God Bless T.B JOSHUA

God bless T.B JOSHUA

Miss Miracle Eze, a 25-year-old Mass Communication
student of Ebonyi State University (EBSU), has been
found dead in her room at Ishieke campus of the
university.
Miss Miracle, a 200 Level student was found lying faced
down and naked by the men of Nigeria Police Force,
Ishieke Division, following a report by other students
living in the same Henriv Lodge wih her.
It was gathered that she had returned to the hostel at
night to prepare for her General Studies (GST)
examination slated for the day she was found dead
(Tuesay, July 9).
But the door and windows were locked from the inside till
Wednesday night when friends started looking for her
after she failed to turn up to take the examination. When
the police finally broke open her iron door, the only thing
found around her decomposing naked body which laid
motionless on the floor were the GST text and exercise
books she used while reading.
It was also discovered, when the police tried to cover her
naked body, that she was burnt on the stomach; fueling
suspicion that she might have died of electrocution.
Miss Miracle who hailed from Nsukka, in Enugu State,
according to sources in the hostel, returned to the hostel
crying uncontrollably and intimated one of her female
friends that she was being stalked by a male student,
simply identified with the alias “Alhaji” who had allegedly
been demanding to have a love affair with her, but she
reportedly declined because she had a fiancé who had
already gone to her family for formal introduction.
It was further gathered that while she was still explaining
the issue to her friend, the said Alhaji called her phone
number and she was instructed not to answer the call.
Later in the evening, the said Alhaji allegedly visited her
and left, after which the ugly incident occurred.
Meanwhile, Miracle’s corpse has since been moved to
the Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (FETHA)
mortuary.
The Ebonyi State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP
Sylvester Igbo confirmed the incident to our reporter,
adding that for now the police were still investigating the
matter to be sure that the girl died of natural causes or
otherwise.

Source: thenationonlineng.net/new/news/ebonyi-varsity-female-student-found-dead-in-her-room/

It was weeping and wailing for
the residents of Iroye street, Ilesa
when a young man, identified as Wale
Agbaje beat his wife to death
over a minor disagreement.
Residents of the area told our
correspondent yesterday that the couple
frequently engaged one another in
squabble.
One of the residents informed that Agbaje
was said to have hit his
wife with concrete block on her forehead
which led to her sudden
collapse. Sympathisers took her to a private
hospital nearby. But she
died on arrival there and her corps
deposited in a mortuary.
Detectives from ‘B’ Division Headquarters,
Ilesa have arrest the man
and he is currently assisting the police in
their investigation into
the matter.
The intervention of security operative
however saved the suspect from
being mobbed by the residents who were
angry over the development.
When contacted, a top police officer who
does not want his name
mentioned confirmed the incident. He
explained that the state command
has commenced investigation into
the root cause of the matter adding that the
suspect would soon be
arraigned before the court.

Source: www.dailytrust.com.ng/index.php/news-news/59141-man-beats-wife-to-death-in-osun

Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of the
Security Challenges in the North has said
that the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar
Shekau, is involved in the current ceasefire
deal.
The chairman of the committee and Special
Duties Minister, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, who
disclosed this to State House
correspondents in Abuja after yesterday’s
Federal Executive Council meeting, said
though the ceasefire was not declared in a
video, it could be relied on as his committee
had been discussing with the right
leadership of the sect.
According to him, “When a minister speaks
on behalf of the federal government, you
wouldn’t say you must see the president or
the vice president there. We’ve spoken with
somebody who is second in command as far
as Boko Haram is concerned, and he has
informed the media that he has been
discussing with us with full knowledge and
authority of Imam Abubakar Shekau. So,
we’ve no cause to doubt him. We’ve done
checks on him just as they (the sect) have
done checks on us also, and we’ve realised
that yes, we’re dealing with the proper
people and with the proper leadership of the
organisation”.
Assuring that all Nigerians would be privy to
a ceasefire agreement that would be signed
in due course, Turaki said: “We’re still
working on the framework where we’ll sign
an agreement and we’ll make that public.
Wherever and whenever we agree on the
time and place, the international and local
media as well as all Nigerians will be privy
to it.”
He said the terms of the ceasefire
agreement were still being worked on and
the broader framework being discussed,
after which Nigerians would be duly
informed.
Speaking further, Turaki said the sect opted
for ceasefire having been convinced that the
committee was not out to set a trap for
them.
The sect, he added, also considered the
Ramadan period and deemed it fit to give
peace a chance.
The minister, however, said despite the
declaration and announcement of ceasefire,
the ongoing emergency rule in Borno,
Adamawa and Yobe States have to remain.
Turaki, who noted that his committee was
also aware of another terrorist group,
Ansaru, said: “...and we’re also making
efforts by the special grace of God. I’ll still
urge all Nigerians to continue to pray for us
like they’ve been doing. I think it’s the result
of their prayer that has given us this
mileage that we’ve achieved. So, we’re on
it, we’re not relenting as a committee. With
the support of Nigerians, we’ll also get to
that point very soon”.

Source: www.dailytrust.com.ng/index.php/top-stories/58994-boko-haram-leader-shekau-party-to-ceasefire-deal-presidency

Happy birthday!
Ahoy Wole Soyinka

Welcome on board as you start another progressive year.

S.O

he Presidency admitted today that President Goodluck Jonathan has many worries, but argued that the crisis rocking the Rivers State House of Assembly is not one of them.

President Jonathan's Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, stated this in Abuja during a press briefing called in response to the call made by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) for the impeachment of Mr. Jonathan because of the crisis in the Assembly.

“We wish to state categorically that in spite of what the ACN will want the Nigerian people to believe, President Goodluck Jonathan is absolutely unconnected and definitely not involved in the political crisis that seemed to have engulfed Rivers State in recent times,” he said, before going on to dodge most of the questions asked of him on happenings in the state.

After asserting that Mr. Jonathan has not and would not engineer any act that can cause disaffection between Governor Rotimi Amaechi or any other Governor and the state legislature or institution of government, he specifically put the governor down, describing Amaechi as “too small an entity to fight."

Okupe also refused to answer a question about a possible link between the two-week visit of Patience Jonathan to Rivers State two weeks ago.

In his prepared statement, the presidential aide dismissed the call for the impeachment of Mr. Jonathan as “the limit of tolerable nonsense and a clear descent into inglorious political rascality.”

Said the former medical doctor: “It is now increasingly obvious that the desperation of the ACN to bullishly acquire power by all means and at all cost, including mindless precipitation of anarchy, disaffection and break down of public order is the driving force behind their incessant, irresponsible and unpatriotic politics of hate and deceit and their high propensity to fan the embers of national discord, disunity and social disorder.”

TEXT OF A PRESS CONFERENCE ADDRESSED BY THE SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS,DR DOYIN OKUPE ON WEDNESDAY 10TH JULY, 2013.

Gentlemen of the Press,

The reaction of the Action Congress of Nigeria to the event in the Rivers State House of Assembly as contained in a Press release issued by the party’s publicity secretary this afternoon calls for concern by all patriotic Nigerians.

The statement blamed Mr President for the crisis and accused him of abhorrence for the rule of law, and supporting a group of Rivers state Assembly members to disrupt proceedings in the House.

Once again, this position of the ACN is another condemnable, extremist and fundamentally flawed position by the opposition party.

For the avoidance of doubt and at the risk of repetitiveness, we wish to state categorically that in spite of what the ACN will want the Nigerian people to believe, President Goodluck Jonathan is absolutely unconnected and definitely not involved in the political crisis that seemed to have engulfed Rivers State in recent times.

The President is not, has not and will never engineer any act that can cause disaffection between Governor Rotimi Amaechi or any other Governor and the state legislature or any other institution of government.

To avid watchers of Nigerian politics, President Goodluck Jonathan has not shown himself as a person who will deploy his immense constitutional powers against any governor or democratic institution to achieve personal goals.

Since his election as President, his personal and official mien reveals a personality that has utmost and distinct respect for democracy and rule of law.

It is sad therefore, that despite repeated clarifications including one recently made by ACN Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state absolving President Goodluck Jonathan from the NGF crisis, Alhaji Lai Muhammed in his characteristic deafness to truth, continues to mischievously drag the exalted office of the President into controversies arising from the election of the Chairman of the Nigeria Governor’s Forum.

The call by the Action Congress of Nigeria for the impeachment of Mr President based on these frivolous, unsubstantiated allegations is the limit of tolerable nonsense and a clear descent into inglorious political rascality.

It is now increasingly obvious that the desperation of the ACN to bullishly acquire power by all means and at all cost, including mindless precipitation of anarchy, disaffection and break down of public order is the driving force behind their incessant, irresponsible and unpatriotic politics of hate and deceit and their high propensity to fan the embers of national discord, disunity and social disorder.

We therefore call on our distinguished and honorable parliamentarians and the general public to ignore and disregard the self-serving and unpatriotic call for impeachment of the President by the Action Congress of Nigeria.

Thank You

DR DOYIN OKUPE

SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS

10TH JULY, 2013

Source: mobile.saharareporters.com/news-page/president-jonathan-multi-troubled-man-okupe-says

The House of Representatives has passed a resolution
asking the National Assembly to take over the functions
of the Rivers State House of Assembly because the
lawmakers can no longer function properly.
The resolution was passed after a passionate debate on
the disruption of the affairs of the state assembly.
The lawmakers also asked that Inspector General of
Police Mohammed Abubakar should immediately
redeploy River State Police Commissioner Mbu Joseph
Mbu for his alleged dereliction of duty and inability to
continue to provide unbiased security for democratic
structures in the state.
Relevant rules of the House were suspended to allow for
the adoption of the votes and proceedings for onwards
transmission of the resolutions to the Senate for
concurrence.
The senate concurrence is needed for the resolution to
be lawful.
The resolution of the House was sequel to the adoption
of the amended resolution of a motion brought by the
Chairman of House Committee on Rules and Business
Albert Sam- Tsokwa.
While arguing the motion titled: “ Threat to democracy
and inability of the Rivers State House to sit and transact
legislative business”, Tsokwa said:
“On July 9, 2013, it was widely reported that hoodlums
and thugs aided by five out of 32 Honourable members
of the House of Assembly of Rivers State invaded the
House of Assembly of Rivers State and beat up other
Honourable members of the House of Assembly of Rivers
State, with one of the five members of the House seizing
a gun from a policeman and threatening other members
of the House.
“The House of Assembly of Rivers State had on previous
occasions tried to hold its normal sittings and transact
parliamentary business but was unable to do so as a
result of the presence of hoodlums in the precincts of the
House and the inability of the Police to provide the
legitimate authorities of the House with Security.”
The lawmaker expressed worry that the Rivers State
Police Command which had pledged to provide security
for the sitting of the House “watched the violence
unleashed on members of the House of Assembly without
any form of intervention.”
According to Sam- Tsokwa, a situation where the
Commissioner of Police, Rivers State is alleged to have
taken sides, and five out of a thirty-two members
procured thugs and hoodlums to disrupt the sitting of the
House and prevented the House of Assembly from
performing its constitutional functions, is worrisome.
He expressed concern that five out of the thirty-two
members purportedly attempted unsuccessfully to
remove the Speaker and leadership of House of
Assembly adding that if the situation prevailing in the
Assembly of Rivers State is allowed to continue, “it will
lead to a serious threat to our democracy which
Nigerians fought hard to earn.”
Sam-Tsokwa urged said the National Assembly has a
duty to invoke its authority under Section 11(4) of the
Constitution adding that given the laid out scenario, the
House of Assembly of Rivers State may be unable to
perform its Constitutional functions.
His presentation elicited passionate debates from 18
members who spoke for and two who spoke against.
Bimbo Daramola (ACN Ekiti) said “The commissioner of
Police in Rivers is fueling it. The Inspector- General of
Police should take the guy out of the place.”
Minority Leader Femi Gbajabiamila ( ACN Lagos) said the
five errant lawmakers in the Rivers State House of
Assembly should be charged with treason.
He said: “The country spoke with one voice a few days
ago against what happened in Egypt. Would the world
not now say, physician, heal thyself? Section 1
subsection 2 of the Constitution describes exactly what
has happened in Rivers. In that section lies the offence of
treason. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, it is
a duck. What happened in Rivers is a democratic coup
and we should treat it as such.”
He urged that Section 215 (4 ) of the Constitution be
amended to give the governor the power to exclusively
direct the Commissioner of Police in such circumstances.
Garba Datti, Deputy Minority Whip (CPC Kaduna), said
the crisis in the state is planned and that the Police
Commissioner “is working under instruction.” He added
that President Goodluck Jonathan “knows what is
happening in the state.”
Yakubu Dogara (PDP Bauchi) described the event in
Rivers State as a “grave situation,” adding that it is an
attempt at “brinksmanship.”
He added: “This is an attempt by the authority to make
Rivers State ungovernable in order to impose a state of
emergency. The House should stand against this new
threat to democracy. As members who subscribed to an
oath to defend the constitution we must take a stance on
it. We should invoke the constitutional mechanism in
Section 11 (4) to ensure that the they people of Rivers
are constitutionally protected.”
Others who supported the motion include Nmena Elendu-
Ukeje, Abike Dabiri- Erewa, Eziuche Ubani, Oluchi Ibeji,
Aminu Suleiman, Simon Erabo, Robinson Uwak, Ogbuefi
Ozomgachi, Ali Madaki, Ali Ahmed, Peter Edeh, and Idris
Legbo Kutigi.
However, Ken Chikere ( Rivers PDP) and Kingsley Chinda
(Rivers PDP) expressed contrary opinions saying it is
wrong to take over the Assembly.
Ken Chikere said: “What is happening in Rivers is
unfortunate. Even when you say an arm of government
has taken sides, we must look at it from a dispassionate
perspective.”
Two amendment by Emmanuel Jime ( PDP Benue) carried
the day. The resolutions were that the House should
resolve that the Inspector General of Police redeploy the
Rivers State Commissioner immediately for dereliction of
duty and that the National Assembly, pursuant to the
provisions of section 11(4) of the Constitution declare
that the Rivers Assembly is unable to perform its function
and the National Assembly takes over its function.
The resolution was overwhelmingly supported when the
Deputy Speaker, Emeka Ihedioha, who presided over
plenary asked for a voice vote.

Source: thenationonlineng.net/new/news/house-to-ig-remove-rivers-police-chief/

emorse: Ahn ahn. This your claim get k-leg o. How can you ask people to disregard a story with a confirmed source and accept yours that has no source? How are we sure you're not one of the desperate GEJ supporters? Its still 2013 and you people won't stop talking about re-election. Na wa o.

Are you sure you pass through primary foundational lesson on how to read and write?

Click the thread I quoted and show me the link there.

I will still petition Seun for not testing the IQ of new users before accepting there membership.

Dear Nairalanders, I saw this news without link on the front page. This new is too cheap for to dwell in
:

www.nairaland.com/1352902/n750-monthly-charges-phcn-prepaid


Please ignore it. This is part of the strategy by the GENERATOR IMPORTERS to destroy the transformation agenda of the president on ELECTRICITY.

This generator importer are the major enemy of stable electricity in this country.

Nigeria pays the least for electricity in the whole world. Fine its a known fact that we have problems with our power sector and deserve even not to pay anything. But this problem is cause by the generator importers.

People(Generator Importers) who know we will start havin comstant light soon are working endlessly to confuse people.

TINUBU and CO want power, but they cannot convince people without lying to get it

God bless Jonathan,
Thou I'm a fan to Buhari BUT GEJ is working.

God bless NIGERIA!!!

The Northern Elders' Forum on Monday said that the
North would not support President Goodluck Jonathan in
the 2015 presidential election.
The spokesman for the group, Prof. Ango Abdullahi,
stated this in an interview with one of our
correspondents, while reacting to a statement by the
Chairman of the Northern Governors' Forum, Babangida
Aliyu.
Aliyu, had in Minna on Sunday, said the North would
negotiate with candidates contesting the 2015
presidential election.
He denied saying only a northerner should emerge as
President in 2015.
Abdullahi said, "My part of the North will not support him
(Jonathan). The South owe us a moral debt and they
should pay.
"They seem to be forgetting the moral debt they owe us.
There is nothing personal against the person of President
Goodluck Jonathan. There is something wrong with the
system that threw him up against equity and justice."
The NEF spokesman said that people should have the
courage to acknowledge equity and justice.
He stated, "The Northern Elders Forum has no political
party. This is something that you should remember. The
various northern groups including the ACF (Arewa
Consultative Forum) have no political party.
"What we have are political interests and it is on these
political interests that we are going to direct our
energies. At the moment our political interest, based on
equity and justice rests with the North.
"When I say we will not support him, it is not because he
is Jonathan or that he is Ijaw. What we are saying is that
we will look at the issues at stake and throw our weight
where there will be equity."
Abdullahi said that the North had not been treated fairly.
According to him, the NEF has no political party or
presidential candidate for now.
The NEF spokesman added that there were no
contradictions in the comments made by Aliyu and his
Jigawa State counterpart, Sule Lamido.
Lamido had in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, said that
the Peoples Democratic Party presidential ticket was not
a guarantee that Jonathan would win the 2015 poll.
Abdullahi said, "There is no contradiction in the position
of the North. If you read what Babangida Aliyu said
correctly, he said the North will negotiate the Presidency
in 2015.
"It does not foreclose the emergence of a northern
candidate. I don't know in what context (Sule) Lamido
spoke but I know he knows what he is talking about.
"It is a fact that even when a candidate emerges on the
platform of a party there is no guarantee that he will win
the election in a free and fair contest."
He recalled that the North supported zoning in 1999.
This, he said, was to enable all parts of the country to
have a sense of belonging.
Abdullahi said, "It was the Northern Elders Forum that
supported the election of the President from the
Southern part of the country, first for four years and
secondly for another four years.
"We are not talking as if other parts of the country have
no rights. We ceded our rights and supported their
aspirations, and therefore, what we are saying is that for
equity, fairness and balance, it is about time that there is
a payback based on the kind of system so that people
will not misunderstand us."
The Presidency on Monday said Jonathan was ready to
negotiate with the North and other zones in the country
if he decided to contest the 2015 presidential election.
Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Dr.
Ahmed Gulak, said this in an interview with one of our
correspondents.
Gulak spoke in reaction to Aliyu's comment on Sunday.
The presidential aide said that as far as Jonathan was
concerned, politics was about extension of olive
branches to all stakeholders and building bridges.
He said the President was favourably disposed to
negotiating with any bloc or zone in order to move the
nation forward.
Gulak said, "Politics is about power; it is about extending
olive branches; it is about consultation and it is about
building bridges.
"President Jonathan is ready and always willing to
negotiate with any bloc or zone in order to move the
nation forward.
"Politics is about discussing with stakeholders, all zones,
all blocs and all states. He will do this should he decide
to contest in 2015."
Meanwhile, the ACF on Monday said the north was not
insisting on a northern president in 2015.
The National Publicity Secretary of the ACF, Mr. Anthony
Sani, who said this in an interview with one of our
correspondents in Kaduna, said the North, like other
regions, would contest the presidency in 2015.
Sani said that there was nothing wrong with the
statement credited to Aliyu that the region was ready to
negotiate the 2015 poll.
The ACF spokesman said that the zoning formula had
been killed and buried by the 2011 elections.
Sani stated, "I think Governor Aliyu Babangida is not
wrong precisely because politics of zoning has been
killed and buried by the results of elections in 2011 when
Nigerians voted against politics of zoning.
"Where that is the case, the North will be expected to
canvass for the presidency like any other sections of the
country. In that case, there is nothing like North insisting
on the presidency, but it will be left for dynamics of
democracy to determine."
The ACF's spokesman said the South used annulment of
June 12, 1993 election to morally blackmail the North
into accepting zoning.
He stated, "When the time came for the turn of the
North, then suddenly constitutionalism and politics of
merit supplanted zoning. What is more? Nigerians voted
against politics of zoning in 2011.
"As democrats, ACF and northern leaders accepted the
judgment of Nigerians in accordance with democratic
tenets which demand that majority has its say and way
while minority only has its say.
"In proper democracy premised on triple foundation of
liberty, justice and common decency, there cannot be
insistence."
Sani blamed the media for reporting that the North
wanted power returned to it as a birth right.

Source: mobile.punchng.com/output.php?link=http://www.punchng.com/news/well-not-support-jonathan-in-2015-northern-elders/

Oh! I feel for satan!

Because this Bishop will soon say na work of satan.

Nigeria problems are:

ASUU
NASU
ASUP
NLC
NUPENG
BOKO HARAM
MASSOB
NIGER DELTA MILITANT
NURTW

I won't include OPC because they are not a terrorist group.


Make una handle me small-small ooo. Because i know my ears will hear words.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Monday renewed its hostility with the Federal Government as it declared an indefinite strike action. The resolution followed the body’s National Executive Committee meeting held at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye in Ogun State on Sunday and dragged till the early hours of Monday.

According to reports, 51 of the 53 branches of ASUU unanimously agreed to embark on the strike.
The strike with the government, The Nation learned, followed the federal government‘s failure to honour the Academic Earned Allowance (AEA) which formed a component of the 2009 Agreement government signed with the union.

Declaring the strike, ASUU chairman University of Lagos (UNILAG) chapter, Dr. Karo Ogbinaka, who addressed reporters at the university premises described the strike as a “painful yet inevitable decision.” He added that ASUU is tired of government’s dilly dallying, and cannot allowed itself to be insulted any further.

Throwing more light on the AEA, Ogbinaka said it includes allowances paid as part of excess work load responsibility allowance, and allowance for supervision of Post Graduate Programmes for lecturers, head of department (HoDs), Deans and exam officers, among others.

He added that the highest AEA is not more than N12, 500 per month, wondering why it has remained difficult for government to live up to its promises.

Source:http://www.nigerianeye.com/2013/07/ASUU-begins-indefinite-strike-over.html?utm_source=NigerianEye&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed:+Nigerianeye+(NigerianEye)&m=1

Can't somebody educate me more on this?