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The Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions (NASU), National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have said that the current demands of the Academic Staff Unions (ASUU) are selfish.

The unions stated yesterday in a statement in Abuja that while it stands in solidarity with ASUU, it will equally insist on a holistic settlement of its disagreement with the Federal Government.

"Our stand on the on-going ASUU strike; we sympathise and solidarise with our sister union, ASUU over their long drawn struggle for the welfare of their members.

We urge the government to build more confidence in governance, at all times, by respecting agreements it freely enters into with unions," they said in the statement.

The statement, which was signed by the President of SSANU and spokesperson of the unions, Samson Ugwoke said: "However, we caution that any settlement of the current dispute must take into account the interests of all the university-based unions (NAAT, SSANU, NASU and ASUU).

The three non-teaching staff unions of NAAT, SSANU and NASU are opposed to any extraneous demands by either ASUU or any group in the university which are prejudicial to the welfare of our members."

Ugwoke further noted: "Our stand is that government should jettison the so called ASUU's Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and concentrate on full implementation of the 2009 FGN/unions agreements which border on staff conditions of service and welfare, and increased funding to universities.

The MOU being referred to by ASUU is for their selfish end and it is bound to generate more crises in the university sub-sector.
The non-teaching staff unions in the universities will stoutly resist any attempt to 'sell' the universities to ASUU."

"All university based unions signed agreements in 2009 with the government, it is therefore advisable that all contentious issues in all the agreements be settled holistically to avoid a 'relay race' in strike actions in the universities.

The implementation of any union's MOU should not come in between the period of implementation of signed agreements rather such items in the MOU should wait to be re-negotiated in another agreement(s)," Ugwoke added.

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As the 2013 admission processes for various institutions gradually rounds up, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB has begun preparations to kick off the 2014 UTME registration and subsequently the Exams.

This preparation is visible as the board uploads and shows off the brand new registration portal at http://www.jamb.org.ng/Unifiedtme/.

According to reports, the academic brochures which guides students on courses offered in various institutions and their requirements are currently being distributed to JAMB offices nationwide.

The newly designed portal is expected to allow for easier registration especially for those who took the 2013 UTME and can still remember their JAMB registration number. Please note that registration for this exam can never be done using a mobile phone, neither are the candidates expected to register for the exam by themselves.

All candidates who are to sit for the 2014 exam are to visit only authorized business centres and cyber cafes to get registered even if they know how to do it by themselves at home. Please also ensure that the business centre you are going to register for your exam has the DIGITAL PERSONA Scanner for Biometric Finger Print Capture.

The 2014 UTME will feature 3 types of exam as you may have already known;
Computer Based Test - CBT
Paper and Pen Test - PPT
Dual Based Test - DBT

As at the time of writing this report, no official date has been announced for the exam and there is also no exact date when registration will begin in November.

Once the registration commences sometime in November, we will definitely post it here and give you the necessary guidance you need.

Source: http://..com/2013/11/jamb-2014-exams-registration-to-start.html

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The Federal Government yesterday handed over the physical assets of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) to the 14 successor companies.
Power Minister Chinedu Nebo told reporters in Abuja that the PHCN has now ceased to exist but the debt which government incurred and their assets have been transferred to the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO).
“Government has no business doing business. Because government was doing business, NELMCO now has between N600 billion to N1 trillion debt that needs to be settled. So, some of these assets you are thinking will be stripped will not be stripped. They have been submitted to NELMCO,” he said.
The minister said the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) would soon roll out rules for the interim operation of the firms before the activation of the Electricity Transition Market.
The minister noted that there would be post-handover monitoring by the Federal Ministry of Power, NERC and the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE).
He said: “For today’s event, we must hand over physically five generation companies and 10 distribution companies to the new owners. The handover automatically gives the new owners authority to take over and manage the companies in line with already established rules and guidelines by the Bureau of Public Enterprises and Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission.
“Announcement and activation of the interim market rules by NERC, the regulator, will very shortly announce to us what the interim rules for the market should be. Next is the declaration of the Electricity Transition Market by the minister, which will be made on advice by NERC.”
He explained that the fears of the challenges in the transmission sub-sector of the industry have been overtaken with the Federal Government intervention in excess of $3 billion for strengthening the transmission network.
According to Nebo, Nigeria hopes to rake in 4 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from the power sector when the potential is fully realised.
He announced that N360 billion had been disbursed to the staff of the PHCN while N30 billion was in the pipeline.
Vice President Namadi Sambo, in separate messages to the handing over ceremonies across the country, said sanction awaits any of the 14 Power Holding Company of Nigeria(PHCN) successor companies that fails to deliver or violates the rules enshrined in the Power Sector Reforms 2005.
The companies are Amperion Power Co. Ltd (Geregu), Transcorp/Woodrock (Ughelli), Integrated Energy Company (Ibadan), NEDC/KEPCO (Ikeja), Vigeo Power Ltd. (Benin), Aura Energy Ltd. (Jos), Integrated Energy Company (Yola), Mainstream Energy Ltd. (Kainji), West Power & Gas (Eko Kann Consortium (Abuja), 4Power Consortium (Port Harcourt), and Sahelian Power SPV Ltd
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the Bureau of Public Enterprises(BPE), he said, would not hesitate to sanction any core investor that violated the rules and regulations of the sale.
He said the two agencies had been mandated to monitor the operations of the 14 unbundled PHCN companies.
“Let me state clearly there that both the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission and BPE will continually monitor the operations of the successor companies and would not hesitate to sanction any core investor that does not deliver on the performance agreement that was executed with the government.’’
He said the companies had been tasked to ensure consistent supply of electricity to improve socio economic development.
He acknowledged the challenges facing the power sector in Nigeria but spoke of government’s commitment to the creation of an enabling environment to incentivize private sector investors.
The Vice President charged the successor companies to transform into world class entities in terms of quality of service delivery, social corporate responsibility, customer’s satisfaction and profitability.
He said there would have been a monopoly if the power generation companies remained as a single entity.
At the handing over of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) to the new investors- KANN Utility Consortium (Nig) Limited, its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Alhaji Shehu Malami, told electricity customers within the territory to be patient with the new company because the private sector has no magic wand.
He said that following the years of lack of investment in the sector, the private sector should not be expected to change the firm to meet international standard overnight.
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Finally, the quest is coasting home to the climax when the Sexiest Man and Woman shall be unveiled. Making the top ten is as good as going all the way even when the prizes will go the way of the top three winners.

The latest development has seen Benjamin Joseph and Nadia Buari taking their bow, wth the top ten emerging for the final lap. For the duo, it was like an handwriting on the wall as they have been tottering on the edge of ‘drop zone’ for weeks now.
How they stand.
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Men
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Yul Edochie: Yul hasn’t got anything to worry about almost from the beginning of the ‘quest’. The first spot for him has been a sort of birthright.Sexiest.men

Ramsey Nouah: Ramsey is still on second but for him to remain so or move up, he will all the help he can get. Shaking at 2nd.
Benson Okonkwo: Benson started as a low shot who is beginning to riding home like a prince in shinning armor. Each week has been an eventful one. Holding on to 3rd,

Pope Odowondo: There hasn’t been much separating Pope from Benson until a couple of weeks back when he let slip on his hold, thus allowing Benson a thrust forward. 4th place still.

Uti Nwachukwu: Uti always looked like a trouble brewing. Now as we come to the next phase he has overtaken Frank Artus, who is looking more shaky everyday. Uti is now 5th

Frank Artus: The Ghanaian star is practically living on the edge after having pushed to the 3rd spot and then finding himself on 6th now.

Ali Nuhu: Ali has been the quiet one, though, not without some measure of strength pushing him along. This gut seems to have a faithful follower-ship that don’t give up easily. 7th place not bad.

Van Vicker: Another Ghanaian that started like a train ready to devour everything along its path, but somehow lost the will to fight. He started on 2nd, 3rd but now chilling at 8th

Odunlade Adekola: The only Yoruba star left in the ‘quest’ and this may turn out to be a strength rather than a weakness but whichever way it swings, a couple of months is all that is there to see. On 9th.

Mike Ezuruonye: Mike was looking like a guy on his way out a couple of weeks back but by some touch of genius he is still in the reckoning. Last man in at 10th.
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Women:
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Tonto Dikeh: Tonto is now hanging on to the first place with all the tenacity she can muster because the next person to her is breathing hot down her neck.

Stephanie Okereke: Stephanie keeps missing shooting off Tonto by hairsbreadth but yet nothing missing her in her range. The ding-dong continues between the two. Nevertheless Stephanie remains 2nd.

Ebube Nwabo: Still keeping her 3rd spot even though Yvonne looks to be having bad intention week in, week out about her. The duo are also having a tussle of sort.

Yvonne Nelson: Yvonne is still at 4th but very restless. Though she lost her grip when she moved to 2nd at a point but she’s coming back so strong again.

Angela Okorie: Angela has the funniest story among the lots. At a point she was put up for eviction, then surviving it, she seemed to develop a phobia for the exit as she has pushed herself up to the 5th.

Colette Orji: Colette too has had a scary time at one point or the other but she has survived and still surviving. She holds on to the 6th place.

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Biodun Okeowo: Biodun is also the only Yoruba actress remaining in the ‘quest’ and what a week she has had as she has moved to the 7th place.

Queeneth Hilbert: Queeneth is as good as they come even though she has had some turbulent stay in the quest. She’s now on 8th spot
Cynthia Agholor: Cynthia isn’t having a bad run, it is just that the ‘quest’ is getting more intense and too erratic for anyone to be able to stick to anything. She remains on 9th

Rita Dominic: Our leading lady isn’t having a fairytale outing in this ‘Sexiest’ business. She has come short of expectation but hanging on by the strand of her hair at 10th.

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FOR the first time since the N255m bulletproof cars purchase scandal broke out, the woman at the centre of it all defended her integrity yesterday.
Minister of Aviation Stella Oduah told the House Committee on Aviation that she did no wrong.
She said her approval of the purchase in no way meant that she encouraged the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) not to follow due process.
According to her, in approving the purchase, she had told the NCAA to “ do the needful”. The “needful”, according to Ms Oduah, meant they should follow due process.
The minister not only defended herself at the session, but went a step further to stick her neck out for the NCAA.
Oduah, who read a prepared speech, spoke on the allegations against her. She said: “In the last few weeks, I have received all sorts of bashings in the media. Many persons have also risen to my defence. Many have abused me, some out of a genuine sense of outrage that I allegedly spent the sum of USD1.6 million of government funds to purchase for myself two nos bulletproof BMW cars for my personal use.
“Honourable Chairman, as you are all aware, what necessitated this public hearing were the events that followed a false and malicious online publication that I had compelled the NCAA to purchase for me 2 nos BMW bulletproof cars at the cost of USD1.6 Million. Let me state emphatically from the onset that the allegation concerning the purchase of 2 nos bulletproof cars for me by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is false in its entirety.
“Sadly, other than the conjecture, the publication has not supported this inflammatory statement with any rational basis. As a matter of fact, their justification and confirmation, which they brandish, is nothing but the erroneous responses of my aides.”
The long wait for the minister by the committee for her to state her side of the controversial purchase ended when Ms Oduah walked into the Conference Room 231 at 11:39 a.m.
The Nkiruka Onyejeocha- headed committee extended the hearing by a day to enable her return from an official journey and tender her position before the lawmakers.
Oduah came into the hall wearing a sober mien. She spotted a navy blue batik material with her usual head gear and glittering jewellry.
All through the event, she tried maintaining a quiet and purposeful approach to the issues she explained, but got agitated a few times in response to questions.
No sooner had Oduah arrived the venue when she immediately stepped out for about 10 minutes to confer with her aides and consultants near the elevators, where they gave her documents and injury-time guidance on what to say and how to comport herself.
Oduah was emphatic that the NCAA did not spend monies not approved by the Appropriation Act, 2013.
She said: “The NCAA, as a result of the daily interaction with the law in its regulatory and enforcement roles, is at all times and in all matters conscious of its obligations of complying with the law and all extant rules and regulations of the government.
“The NCAA is, therefore, conscious of its obligations relating in particular to appropriation and will never spend monies that have not been appropriated by the National Assembly.
“It is in this regard, therefore, that the NCAA, within the framework of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) approved by the National Assembly as a planning tool, planned its budget with regard to acquisition of operational and other security and safety vehicles for the next three years in a manner compliant with Section 80 (4) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as Amended), that prohibits the spending of monies from any fund of the Federation, except as appropriated by the National Assembly.”
The minister said that the media had been awash with the purported spending of monies by the NCAA to the tune of USD1.6 million, N255 million and other figures on the purchase of the vehicles.
“It is not true that the NCAA has spent such amount of money on purchase of vehicles. It is also not true that the NCAA has purchased two bullet proof BMW vehicles for the Honourable Minister of Aviation,” Oduah said.
She said her understanding of what the NCAA did was to plan for the acquisition of vehicles for next three years within the MTEF through a lease financing arrangement with First Bank Plc.
“Under this arrangement, NCAA would have paid N100 million by the end of fiscal year 2013. The sum is below the appropriated amount of N240 million and less than what is required for FEC approval.
“It would appear that what the NCAA has done within the framework of the MTEF and its desire to be prudent is to plan its budget in a manner that the cash flow of the authority is able to accommodate spending.”
Justifying the lease financing of the 2 BMW cars, Oduah said: “The NCAA owes its very existence to the benevolence and wisdom of the National Assembly expressed through the promulgation of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Act, 2006.
“As the regulator of the entire aviation industry, the NCAA, pursuant to powers granted under the Civil Aviation Act, 2006 makes and enforces Regulations towards ensuring safety and security of Nigeria’s airspace.
“The NCAA in addition, plays a pivotal role in carrying out Nigeria’s international obligations and responsibilities. Our role in the Ministry and under the law is what I have carried out which is to support this from a policy and execution standpoint only.”
She added that the two armoured cars were necessary for safety and security in the operations of the NCAA and should not be linked with her name.
“Nothing in the approved budget reflected my name. I never asked for any vehicle. It is not registered in my name, but of the NCAA and First Bank
All I did was to approve the requests.”
Oduah insisted that the NCAA went through due process as there were no guidelines by the Bureau of Public Procurement on auto lease financing.
“We have always acted in a prudent manner,” she concluded.
But the members of the Committee were not satisfied with her explanations. A member. Zakari Mohammed, wanted the Minister to be definite on if what the NCAA did was auto loan or auto lease financing.
“Loan agreement is different from a lease agreement; is it a loan or lease agreement? First Bank said it is an auto loan. I’m aware there is a procurement law, Clause 16(13). The threshold is N100 million. N255 million exceeds your threshold. What laws did you rely on? Is there any law empowering you to approve above a N100m? Is there any law you’re depending on that gave you the power to do that?”
Oduah insisted that from the way the payment of the lease financing was structured, she did not pass her threshold. According to her, there was no difference between loans and lease agreement.
“The dynamics of the auto loans agreement and lease agreement is still the same,” she said. This caused further disagreement.
Another member, Jerry Manwe, told the minister that there was mischief in the action of the NCAA, adding that the National Assembly never approved of the purchase of armoured or bulletproof cars, but that rather, the N240 million in the NCAA budget was for operational and security cars.
He added: “If you’re quoting MTEF, and at the end of this loan
NCAA would have paid close to a billion over three years, Which MTEF provides to that? Also, First Bank said that at the end of this year you would pay N160m on the lease; is this not above your threshold?
“This committee rejected armoured vehicle for the patrol of perimeter fence, do you need bullet-proof cars to patrol perimeter fences?”
On accusation of not following due process in her approval, Oduah said: “I said approved, but do the needful- what does the needful mean? When I said ‘do the needful’, I meant you should go through the process
The intent of the memo is approval for implementation. The minister approves for implementation. The annex (attached to her documents) says approved for implementation and for the memo to be implemented, it must go through due process.”
Oduah argued that “security vehicles” means armoured and bulletproof cars. She, however, added: “The deal of N643 million is a mere understanding, which can be called off. Expression of interest was to 22 banks.”
The chairman of the committee interjected: “Approved, do the needful…NCAA, when the minister said ‘approved’, do the needful, what did you do?”
The DG NCAA, Fola Akinkotu, parried the question. He said: “Do the needful? As I said earlier, the officer, who was in charge of it at that time, will explain. But as a DG, what I would so is to follow due process, but when the Acting DG (who had gone to the toilet at the time) comes back, he would explain.”
Permanent Secretary, George Ossi, said: “Actually when the memo came to the Minister for approval she expected that the agency would have complied with due process. The due diligence is expected to be done by the agency because this is their project, the Permanent Secretary is just to convey. I, as the PS was not available at this time. I am not trying to shift the blame, DG is the accounting officer. The DG is expected to do due diligence after the minister’s approval.”
When the Acting DG, Mkemakolon, returned, he was put on oath. He said: “I went out to ease myself. I just came in. When we got the approval and that we should do the needful, we assumed that means that the agency should go through due process.
“We went through processes…going to the banks, suppliers etc were processes. We were of the mindset that we’ve already gotten the approval of the National Assembly.”
The President of Coscharis, Cosmas Maduka, caused a stir in his response to queries on the mix-up in the chassis numbers of the vehicles. In an agitated voice he said: “Look, let me tell you, we don’t do monkey business. We have given you the documents, you can call the manufacturers.”
Mrs. Onyejeocha intervened: “Oga (to Coscharis), Oga listen, please, sit down and drink some water. Take it easy.”
In her opening speech, Mrs. Onyejeocha told the minister that the House mandated the committee to investigate the purchase of the cars, “ find out if the cars were actually purchased; If it was authorised in an appropriation law; If NCAA has been complying with the Fiscal Responsibility Act on the Internally Generated Revenue and if the minister is entitled to to the use of such cars.”

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It’s around the corner people. The 3rd album from Olamide, titled Baddest Guy Ever Liveth is set to drop in a couple of weeks and right now we have for you, the official track list of the album.
The album consists of 21 tracks, and features appearances from Pheelz, Ice Prince, Ketchup, Endia, Phyno and Bez.
From the features you can tell there’s some diversity to the sounds we’ll be hearing. Definitely can’t wait.
Check out the tracklist.

source: http://..com/2013/10/track-list-for-olamides-upcoming-album.html

Kukere crooner ‘Iyanya’ received an audacious birth-cake crafted by Cakes by Tosan. The cake was inspired by Mr. Mbuk’s image and his hit-single ‘Ur Waist’. Who wants a bite?!
I’m sure a lot of ladies out there will definitely take a bite. I do wonder how many guys will actually eat from this cake.

Nice design anyway.

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It’s one of the hottest joints from last year, and arguably kicked off the crazy Azonto fever that hasn’t stopped yet.
Sarkodie teams up with WizKid, Ice Prince, EL and Navio. Pretty heavy collaboration of artists, but what do you think of the remix? Better than original?

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The video for Kcee and Wizkid's - Pull Over is out. The video is interesting. He featured Aki and Pawpaw just like Psquare. Watch and download at
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Forbes just released its World's Most Powerful People list and put Russian president Vladamir Putin ahead of US president Barack Obama. Also, the list says that Dangote is more powerful than President Goodluck Jonathan. Dangote was placed 64th most powerful person in the world, Jonathan didn't make the list. See the list below.

See the full list at http://..com/2013/10/worlds-most-powerful-list-2013.html

@dpuzo, I can't download your app. Am using my pc.

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Empire Mates Entertainment (EME) presents the official music video from Skales for “Take Care of Me”, the first single to be taken from his forthcoming debut Album All The Above which will be released in the first quarter of 2014.

The new single was produced by renowned StarBoy Ent production duo Legendury Beatz, while the new video was shot in Lagos by film-maker Aje Filmworks.

The “Take Care Of Me” music video is filled with visuals which brilliantly trail after Skales as he tries to woo his pretty love interest, with E.M.E label mate ShayDee making a rather hilarious cameo appearance along the way.

Highlighting Skales’ very versatile abilities as a singer AND rapper, “Take Care Of Me” is already a strong favourite among his fans and audiences, and with the release of these Aje Filmwork visuals, is sure to do very well with both the Nigerian and global audiences.

Watch the video here…
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A 24-hour curfew has been imposed across Yobe state.

The curfew was announced by the spokesman of the 3 Division Special Operation Battalion, Damaturu on Thursday night.

Captain Eli Lazarus, Spokesman of the Division in a press statement urged law abiding citizens to remain calm as the Battalion steps up its operation to rid the state of insurgents.

The Nation learnt that the imposition of the curfew followed the invasion of the state capital by insurgents on Thursday night.

The insurgents reportedly attacked mega petrol stations and and were engaged in a shoot out with men of the Joint Military task force.

Source: http://thenationonlineng.net/new/24-hour-curfew-inmposed-yobe/

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The journalists, who were at the Lagos Federal High Court, yesterday, to cover the arraignment of the alleged 17 members of Boko Haram were greeted with humiliation and threat from men of the Department of State Services, DSS, that escorted the accused persons.

The journalists were sent out of the courtroom by the armed security operatives and one of them threatened to arrest the journalists if they resist.

A senior DSS officer told newsmen that the directive to keep them away from the arraignment of the suspected Boko Haram members was from the Presidency.

Other litigants were equally barred from the courtroom. When the Boko Haram case was called, some lawyers were implored to leave the court, this, it was gathered, was due to the small size of the courtroom.

However, the arraignment of the suspected Boko Haram members, which had suffered two adjournments on October 2 and 9, due to lack of interpreter and the absence of the trial judge, respectively, could not go on yesterday.

This was beacause the first to fifth accused persons namely (Ali Mohammed, Adamu Karumi, Ibrahim Usman, Bala Haruna, Idris Ali) did not have legal representation.

Presiding judge, Musa Kurya, adjourned the matter till November 27, for the arraignment of the accused persons.

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WARRI- THE Niger Delta for Peace, Credible and Visionary Leadership, NDPCVL, rose in robust defence of embattled Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, saying, she should be left alone.

NDPCVL in a press statement by its national president, Mr. King-jerry Prebor, said, “She is the best thing that had happened in the aviation industry in regards to new looks, renovation, equipment, trainings of staff, among other things in our airports.”

“The House of Representatives should be concerned with laws that will better the lives of the people, such as the ban of air crafts above 30 years from date of manufacture. It is an open secret that the air crafts bought and used by our air line operators are far above 30years.

The death rates are as a result of old age of the planes brought into the country. Why are the lawmakers looking at only one side when it is obvious that the neck will ache? It is their failure that has cost the nation millions of lives, they failed to move a motion to save the lives lost, but instead are shouting about cars bought by NCAA, not even for the minister’s personal use,” he said.

Prebor asserted, “It is true that the Central bank Governor Malam Sanusi and the former Minister of Education, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili raised an alarm that law makers will shut down the country, why did they not raise a motion to look into that.

“The motion moved by Hon. Samson Osagie, seconded by Hon. Shehu Gusau of APC failed to include why our refineries are not working, casualization of workers in the oil industry with peanut as salary, ASUU strike, low salaries for the military, police and civil servants.

“We, the NDPCVL are watching with keen interest the activities of the lawmakers; we urge them to live up to expectation as it will not be business as usual. They should make enabling laws to force air line operators to buy brand new air-crafts to make the air space save for air users,” he said.

According to him, “The major problem affecting the aviation sector is too many unnecessary interference, the ministers in the various ministries should be allowed to take charge absolutely and that that will bring productivity,” he added.

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Genevieve Nnaji tweeted minutes ago that she is a rebel.

What does she mean by this? Anyways, I think she used the rebel of unconventional in this context.
Her footwear is killing, unique an unconventional!! What do you have to say?

source: http://..com/2013/10/news-of-day-genevieve-calls-herself.html

Senate yesterday passed a resolution asking Senate President David Mark to engage President Goodluck Jonathan and officials of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to end the four months strike that has shut Nigerian universities since July.

Senate also appealed to the striking university lecturers to suspend the industrial action to allow room for negotiations, in order to resolve the stalemate.

Senate resolution to empower Mark to lead the negotiation team with government and ASUU was based on a motion sponsored by a record 108 members, who fervently appealed to ASUU to call off the strike.

After an exhaustive debate of the motion, during which senators agreed that the agreement ASUU signed with government in 2009 was not implementable because of the cost implication, directed its committee on education to liaise with the Ministry of Education, National Universities Commission (NUC), ASUU and other stakeholders on how to proffer solutions and stem further strikes.

Mark blamed government officials, who represented government to sign the agreement with ASUU. His words: “It showed the level of people the executive sends to go and negotiate with ASUU.

“The Federal Government should call those it sent to sign the agreement because it was obvious those sent did not know their right from their left and ASUU took advantage of that to sign the agreement. It is obvious that it would be difficult to implement the agreement.”

Mark also took a swipe at the acting Minister of Education, Nysom Wike, for saying that the strike would soon come to an end in a few months, adding: “The statement of the minister was totally uncalled for and insensitive to the situation on ground.”

He, however, pleaded with ASUU to shift grounds on its demands and noted: “There is no winner and no loser as long as the strike continues and nobody will win; all of us will lose.”

Earlier, Senate Education Committee Chairman, Uche Chukwumerije, in the motion informed his colleagues that the major demands of ASUU, as contained in the agreement, included payment of post-graduate allowance; teaching practice and industrial training allowances and honorarium.

Other allowances being demanded by the striking lecturers were post-graduate grants; external excess workload allowances; housing allowance; sabbatical allowance; sick leave allowance; injury allowance; provision of office accommodation; car allowance and funding of universities.

Senator Olusola Adeyeye, who is also a former lecturer, kicked against the demands of ASUU and explained that majority of the allowances being demanded were frivolous and not applicable anywhere in the world.

He said the economy of the country could not support the number of universities currently in operation and advocated for the introduction of education tax for all workers to fund education, adding: “But we must not allow the money to be consumed by bureaucracy.”

http://..com/2013/10/ASUU-strike-finally-senate-passes.html

Onitsha-brigde-traffic

ONITSHA—Two persons yesterday died on top of the Niger Bridge, Onitsha in Anambra State following a heavy traffic jam on the bridge.

The victims, a middle-aged man and a little child, allegedly died due to exhaustion arising from the long hours spent in their vehicles while trying to cross the Niger Bridge which passage has for some time now remained a nightmare to both transporters and their passengers.

Vanguard sources, however, said that the deceased whose identities were not immediately known was a minor who was coming back with his mother in a commercial bus from Lagos, while the second victim, was a trader who travelled all the way from the North to Onitsha to sell his goods.

It was learnt that while the small child died instantly on her mother’s lap at the Bridge, the business man died minutes after crossing the bridge to Onitsha from the North. It was alleged that the child had cried for a long time due to heat in the vehicle while waiting to cross the bridge before the mother eventually discovered that her child was no longer breathing.

File: Gridlock on Onitsha Bridge

The bewildered mother was said to have become hysterical as she burst into tears running helter-skelter when she discovered that her child whom she thought fell asleep was actually dead. The trader was also said to have boarded the vehicle from the North and travelled smoothly until the Asaba end of the Bridge where they spent several hours under the scorching heat in an attempt to cross the Niger Bridge. An eye witness account said that the victim and other passengers with him in the vehicle had already crossed the bridge and was offloading his goods from the vehicle when he suddenly slumped and died.

The Federal Government had repeatedly promised in the last 10 years to build a second Niger Bridge to ease traffic congestion on the bridge which is the gateway from the Lagos and other South-west states to the South-east and South-South.

source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/10/2-die-exhaustion-onitsha-bridge-traffic-gridlock/

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Why multiplying threads? We already have it here
https://www.nairaland.com/1488379/watch-video-burna-boy-performance

mods!

Rubish video. Davido is that u?

Ladies, will you rock this?

source: http://..com/2013/10/yvonne-nelson-shows-off-new-look.html

The song surfaced online yesterday. It’s obviously unfinished but you can definitely get the feeling that it’s a hit in the making. Hopefully the finished joint drops soon.

DOWNLOAD HERE http://..com/2013/10/music-download-davido-omo-mummy.html

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Ghanaian artist Fuse ODG beat Wizkid, Ice Prince & Tiwa Savage from Nigeria, Spoek Mathambo, Mafikizolo and Liquid Deep from South Africa, and Bombino from Niger to win Best African Act at the 2013 MOBO awards which held yesterday at Glasgow's new Hydro Arena in Scotland. Congrats to all the nominees and winners.



Full list of winners
Best African Act – Fuse ODG
Best Album – ‘Home’, Rudimental
Best Female in association with Tresor Paris – Laura Mvula
Best Gospel – Lurine Cato
Best International Act – Kendrick Lamar
Best Jazz – Sons of Kemet
Best Male – Wiley
Best Newcomer in association with HTC – Krept & Konan
Best Reggae Act – Sean Paul
Best RnB/Soul Act – Laura Mvula
Best Song in association with PRSforMusic – ‘La La La’, Naughty Boy
Best UK Hip Hop/Grime - Tinie Tempah
Best Video in association with SBTV - ‘La La La’, Naughty Boy

source: http://..com/2013/10/fuse-odg-beat-wizkid-iceprince-others.html

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Juliu Agwu
Klint the drunk

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Bovi
I go die

Below are pictures of Top Nigerian Comedians and their wives (Individual pictures of their wife's included)
Like seriously, Nigerian Comedians have got great taste for women. Wow! the pictures I'm seeing here are awesome!!

So over to you guys, in your opinion who do you think is the HOTTEST?

source: http://..com/2013/10/nigerian-top-comedians-and-their-wives_19.html

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