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Chairman...abeg wetin i do your anti spam boot. I wan counter one person lie and you just ban me. This is the second time

SaharaReporters has further confirmed that Festus Iyayi, a well-known Nigerian novelist and activist academic, was killed when a car in the convoy of the Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada, rammed into his vehicle near Lokoja in Kogi State.
A police source as well as an eyewitness told SaharaReporters that Mr. Iyayi died instantly at the scene of the ghastly accident. Mr. Iyayi was on his way to Kano to attend a meeting of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) whose members have been on strike since July. The union’s meeting in Kano was called to decide on a possible calling off of the strike and a return to teaching.
With today’s accident, Governor Idris has further consolidated his reputation as having one of the most reckless convoys in Nigeria where drivers attached to governors and other top officials are known for driving dangerously. In late December 2012, Governor Idris’s convoy was also involved in a deadly accident that claimed the life of his aide de camp. Mr. Idris was hospitalized at the National Hospital, Abuja where he was treated for serious injuries.
In a brief telephone conversation today, Kogi’s Deputy Governor, Yomi Awoniyi, confirmed that the governor’s convoy was involved in an accident earlier today. But Mr. Awoniyi said he had not obtained the details of how the accident happened, telling our correspondent that he was away in Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom State, on official duty.
In the early and mid-1980s, Mr. Iyayi broke out of the confines of his academic discipline and emerged as one of Nigeria’s most radical writers with such novels asHeroes, Violence,andThe Contract.
Mr. Iyayi studied economics and business management in the old Soviet Union as well as in the UK, and became a career-long professor of business at the University of Benin (UNIBEN).
A fearless, outspoken member of ASUU, he was at one time a leader of the union’s chapter at UNIBEN before becoming the group’s national leader in 1986 during the dictatorship of General Ibrahim Babangida. In the early 90s he was elected as the President of the Committee for the Defence of Human rights (CDHR).
His death will be seen as the biggest individual casualty of ASUU’s prolonged strike as well as the history of accidents caused by the deranged driving by convoys traveling with Nigerian state governors.
ASUU President Nasir Fagge confirmed his death to SaharaReporters. He said the sad news was broken to the union a few hours ago.
A lawyer in Abuja told SaharaReporters that he hoped Mr. Iyayi’s family would sue Governor Idris for failing to restrain the recklessness of drivers attached to his convoy. “This madness by the convoys of governors will not stop until citizens affected by it start rising to say a big no,” the lawyer said.

http://saharareporters.com/news-page/iyayi-killed-kogi-governor%E2%80%99s-convoy

SaharaReporters has further confirmed that Festus Iyayi, a well-known Nigerian novelist and activist academic, was killed when a car in the convoy of the Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada, rammed into his vehicle near Lokoja in Kogi State.
A police source as well as an eyewitness told SaharaReporters that Mr. Iyayi died instantly at the scene of the ghastly accident. Mr. Iyayi was on his way to Kano to attend a meeting of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) whose members have been on strike since July. The union’s meeting in Kano was called to decide on a possible calling off of the strike and a return to teaching.
With today’s accident, Governor Idris has further consolidated his reputation as having one of the most reckless convoys in Nigeria where drivers attached to governors and other top officials are known for driving dangerously. In late December 2012, Governor Idris’s convoy was also involved in a deadly accident that claimed the life of his aide de camp. Mr. Idris was hospitalized at the National Hospital, Abuja where he was treated for serious injuries.
In a brief telephone conversation today, Kogi’s Deputy Governor, Yomi Awoniyi, confirmed that the governor’s convoy was involved in an accident earlier today. But Mr. Awoniyi said he had not obtained the details of how the accident happened, telling our correspondent that he was away in Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom State, on official duty.
In the early and mid-1980s, Mr. Iyayi broke out of the confines of his academic discipline and emerged as one of Nigeria’s most radical writers with such novels asHeroes, Violence,andThe Contract.
Mr. Iyayi studied economics and business management in the old Soviet Union as well as in the UK, and became a career-long professor of business at the University of Benin (UNIBEN).
A fearless, outspoken member of ASUU, he was at one time a leader of the union’s chapter at UNIBEN before becoming the group’s national leader in 1986 during the dictatorship of General Ibrahim Babangida. In the early 90s he was elected as the President of the Committee for the Defence of Human rights (CDHR).
His death will be seen as the biggest individual casualty of ASUU’s prolonged strike as well as the history of accidents caused by the deranged driving by convoys traveling with Nigerian state governors.
ASUU President Nasir Fagge confirmed his death to SaharaReporters. He said the sad news was broken to the union a few hours ago.
A lawyer in Abuja told SaharaReporters that he hoped Mr. Iyayi’s family would sue Governor Idris for failing to restrain the recklessness of drivers attached to his convoy. “This madness by the convoys of governors will not stop until citizens affected by it start rising to say a big no,” the lawyer said.

http://saharareporters.com/news-page/iyayi-killed-kogi-governor%E2%80%99s-convoy

So those around should wait or go back.
Abeg do meeting jor and let those NEC go back jeje.
I understand that their colleague died but that shouldnt block their reasoning.

Na because our network provider no give us better network for e-conference. It would have been much easier and less stress.
RIP

Dino is corrupt!
Dino is corrupt!!
Dino is corrupt !!!

Yet no proof(s)

abeg continue with yah press conference. If them block that hotel conference room, come my papa farm.

Johnfavour: hope u r not offended.....i can c u r sad 2 go bak 2 skul bcoz of ur G.P. it cant flash mtn

you mean even with 0.4kb on mtn zone?
Proudly EKSUITE..#teamLAW

Nairalane: @Magic Bishop, ur post suggests that u are an International Relations student in Oau. Grt analysis.

what is this one saying? Na only OAU student teach all these? What if he is a press or a science student who is interested in international relation.
Learn to reply without displaying your cluelessness.

Never rush to comment. Think before you type and not the other way

Why cant you just abandon tribalism for once. If an Ibo should praise Yoruba, he is bastard. If a yoruba helps an Ibo man, he is seeking attention.

United Nigerian is really an irony of what we really have

I get one small idea oo.

Walk up to her, try and rewind her of all her talks while you are recording. Make sure say it is audible and mention her name, daughters and the maid so that it wont be denied. Make sure you make her repeat all she don say. After that stop recording and move straight to a NGO or NAPTIP . Give them the recording and detail.

Persuading her cant make anything. Just take a brave step and forget all friendly acts.

Just accept what my small brain could think of

Persin no understand jere. Seh i go just go meet my stockbroker and chant-give me twitter shares or wetin? Haha...see as i dey look and read misery...

Our ogas..pls explain as if you wan persuade mechanic say make hin buy

Not in NNPC along Eksu...na 50 but na for black market, police and elites

Dont be suprised. People like Bianca, tinubu and sarakis exist. Now a family business

Progressives indeed.

*holds popcorn and my fanta* waiting for her tribe men to vex

Chillisauce: Anytime I watch Nigerian match, we end up losing. Should I watch

noooo. Just sit. Who knew maybe you watched Jordan's defeating Nigeria

People can be dangerous. Yes i agree but your uncle never knew the result could be more dangerous. Once your lawyer gives you assurance, pray VERY well and face the uncle.

I dont respect or pity people like your people.

Go to court. Iam sure God will back you up

You keeping quiet means you are part of the plan. Just go straight to her, challenge her and tell that you stand to report her if she tries any rubbish. Tell her that you can take all it takes to put her behind the bars and that you will to tell someone secretly so as to hold it a secret incase you are missing/assassined.

Infact that maid should be handed over to well meaning family with total love

The way you framed the topic 'were on strike' means you have resumed. Try change to 'are on strike'

I want to correct the notion that school gate has no security. I have female friends who trek around 9pm to school at night to read, trak at any vigil time for church without harrassment. I stay there and i can tell you that you wont regret staying there. Ask a newbie, when you need light that cook beans within 20mins,live in school gate. Just about 15mins journey to my classroom. When you need cheap hostel as far as one room for 12k to 65k self-contain(highest).

Just like wise avenue in osekita has been cleared of thuggery so is also the case of school gate. No more thug, i can assure you of a peaceful stay you wont regret.


I wont advise anybody to stay in satelite phase2 becasue it is far,no light. I cant guarantee you meeting 7am lecture once you stay there.

Iworoko is nice but you need to bike #60 per/day. You get quick access to food materials at he market. But the disadvantage is getting bike immediately during emergency

Once again living in phase 2 means you move with charger and rough clothes except you have gen

Like a poster said if Melaye is guilty of same crime, exposed him. We've let tribalism overtaken over sense of reasoning in Nigeria.

To Oduah and her spokesman abi wetin dem give am, if Melaye is guilty stage yours and even arrest him. Silly tribalistic corrupt possessor of power

Some will accuse Dino for what he did and also accuse him of being corrupt yet nobody could file his case or reveal anything that made him corrupt. From my observation and what i've heard,Oduah's corruption is permitted because some tag her working ***spits on thread and runs to next topi***

donphilopus: Fayose??
Who wants to elect a Killer??

only people that know him well are aware of his deed. In Ekiti, it is still possible for fayose than fayemi. Make your research

donphilopus: I can see Fayemi winning the next Election

how? Legally? Illegally? He cant come second even if PDP flag off Fayose.

Take it or leave it. If the contestants are MOB, Fayemi and Fayose then the result is this;
MOB-1st-40%.
Fayose-2nd-34%.
Fayemi-3rd-25%.
Others-1%