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On my way to the market some
days back, I passed by a church
and overheard the pastor
preaching to his congregation,te
lling them that ""if you are here
and you engage in MouthAction ,pls
repent and give your lives to
Christ,MouthAction is a great sin, if
you are guilty,come out let me
pray for you """"
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Oh Lord!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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To say I was shocked would be an
understatement,I stood rooted at
the spot for 10minutes before I
regained consciousness and was
able to continue my journey
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What havoc will this nigerian
pastors not cause in families ?
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Why would a pastor poke his
stupid nose in the sexual life of
married couples?
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Little wonder infidelity is on the
rise in this part of the world
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Something has to be done to this
god of men we have in this
country,the plan of majority of
them is to destroy many gullible
nigerians
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I didn't even know God will send
us to hell for satisfying our
spouse,hmmmm,odiegwu
seriously
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Am getting tired of this pastors in
this country
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Wives and Husbands, the truth
is,if you fail to satisfy your
partner sexually,he/she must
cheat, when you catch them
cheating and they tell you is
because you don't satisfy them
sexually,please take the blames
to your pastor, he is the one
responsible for your troubled
marriage
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Please don't starve your partner
because of what your pastor or
any religious teacher tells you,
ride that Dick, suck that
pussy,suck that Dick,go to
goggle,look for different sex
styles and enjoy sex with your
partner,you have the right to
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Whether we want to accept it or
not, the fact remains that sex is
an integral part of any union,truth
is bitter but it must be told
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When you lie there like a log of
wood without doing anything,your
husband must cheat
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When you refuse to suck your
wife's pussy to make her have an
orgasm,she must cheat when the
opportunity presents itself
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Extensive pre-intimacy is very
important before penetration....
......know that!!!!!!!
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If you as a man,because of your
pastor, you sleep with your wife
as if you are sleeping with a
prostitute,believe me, you are
wicked, how can you just insert
your Dick into her pussy without
making her wet,after the
annoying session,the poor woman
goes out to look for pain
relievers,do you know the kind of
pain women feel when Dick just
enter an unwet pussy, do you
know?of course, you don't
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If you as the woman, you refuse
to suck your hubby's Dick because
your pastor told you its a sin,
take it from me, you are very
heartless,do you know the kind of
joy men feel after having a good
Mouth Gig?
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The most annoying and the
hypocritical aspect of the whole
thing is that some of these
pastors after preaching to the
gullible congregation that MouthAction
is a sin, they go back home to
their wives and eat her pussy with
reckless abandon
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You will be shocked when you
hear what your religious models
do behind closed doors
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Am only being real, please the
religious bigots should not take it
personal
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Every couple have a right to enjoy
themselves in their bedroom,
how they achieve this,as far as am
concerned,should be nobody's
business
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Don't listen to anybody that tells
you sexual gratification is a sin
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If you have that kind of pastor
that preaches to you that you will
go to hell because you satisfy
your spouse ,please change your
church, he doesn't mean well for
you

I woke to the chilling news that a
konga delivery van was robbed on
campus. The driver was lured by
criminals posing as customers,
they bought goods above
N700,000 using pay on delivery.
The driver met them at Senate
building from where they asked
him to take the items to their
house at staff quarters, on getting
to the lecturers quarters close to
the clinic, the driver was robbed
at gun point, beaten and tied up,
they made away with the items
they ordered. Its sad university of
port Harcourt does not have CCTV
camera to help with campus
security, the konga guys sef
should not be sending drivers out
without security and I hope this
doesn't affect me and you as
konga may stop campus delivery

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A woman complained her husband
put his girlfriend's picture on his
phone as his wallpaper and she
angrily deleted it, he put it again
ad warned her never to delete it
again if she doesn't want to see
his red eyes,the poor woman
deleted it again and guess what?
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She saw his red eyes because he
stopped eating her food, stopped
making love to her,he would just
drop her money for food and go
out,atimes he even sleeps out
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When the poor woman brought
the problem to Facebook,she
missed road and brought the
issue to virtuous women for
advice ,here are some comments
I can't get off my mind no matter
how much I try
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First comment:::: my dear beg
him, it doesn't take anything away
from your body, pls do it for the
sake of your marriage and your
children
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Second comment::::don't allow
anyone snatch your husband away
from you, beg him and also pray
for him
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Third comment:::: marriage is not
always sweet, beg him to keep
your home
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Fourth comment::: pls beg him,
he is still your husband, don't
lose your home because of any
lady
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Fifth comment::my dear,all men
cheat, just beg him
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I wept after reading comments
and am still weeping because its
heartbreaking to know that many
women are just slaves to
marriage and nothing more
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Why should she beg a man who
doesn't have any regard for her?
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Why should she beg a man who is
cheating on her and dont even
have the decency to hide it ?
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Why should she beg a man who
have the guts to throw his
girlfriend in his wife's face?
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Why?why?why??
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I need answers bikonu
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Why should she beg
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God forbid bad thing
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The truth is,swallowing bullshits
like this doesn't make you a
virtuous woman, it makes you a
FOOL
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When you are so dependent on a
man,you have no choice than to
listen to their advice and beg
otherwise you die of hunger
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Imagine him rejecting his wife's
food because she deleted his
girlfriend's picture on his phone
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Height of stupidity!!!!!!!
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After committing such an
abominable act, he still have the
audacity to form vex!!!!!
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Hian!!!!!!
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Women have really suffered
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Who would be happy to see her
husband's girlfriend pic as
wallpaper on his phone?
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He was expecting a standing
ovation and a pat on the back for
such disrespect abi? Odiegwu
really!!!!! Smh
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If begging a man who obviously
don't regard you as his wife is
what it means to be virtuous,then
I refuse to be a virtuous woman
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Virtuous woman my foot!!!!!!
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Virtuous woman ko,mumu woman
ni
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Arrant Nonsense!!!!!!!!
Ifeoma Augustina L

And for those that will throw
tantrums, remember
Its my phone
My Mb
My opinion
There is something ladies do
nowadays that is paining me, its
paining me so much that if I
don't say it out, I might die of
""piled up anger""
In a desperate bid to land
theirselves husbands, a lot of
ladies have resorting to telling
cheap lies about their
virginity,and I ask, is it worth it?
Last month, a man drove his wife
away from their home because he
said the lady lied to him that she
was a Virgin,he found out after
their wedding in December that
she wasn't, since he found out,
he has not been able to forgive
her, and that he now hates her so
much, he said the best thing for
them to do under the
circumstances was to go their
separate ways, that he can't
continue the marriage since it was
already built on lies and mistrust
Do you blame him?
Well, the woman said the reason
she lied was because she knows
how men respect the women
they married as virgins more than
the ones they didn't marry as
virgins,lwkmd,I wonder where she
got that from
How the man managed to find
out is what I can't really fathom ,
even though he acted rashly by
sending her away, I really don't
blame him because I know how
painful it is when you go to the
market to buy a sealed product,
after all the assurance from the
seller that what you are buying is
authentic, you take it home only
to open it and discover its fake,
thats exactly how the man felt
when he discovered his wife lied
to him
Ladies, the truth of the matter is
that, a man that will value you
will value you irrespective of your
virginity status, what shall it profit
you to lie and get a husband and
later lose the marriage?
I want you to know that there are
still very smart men, even after
you have finished using all the
tightening soaps, creams, alum,
lime and all, he still finds a way
to discover you are not a
Virgin,even though many men are
novice in that area, believe me,
there are still smart ones
If that virginity is your own
criteria for landing a good
husband, why lose it in the first
place?
Does it ever cross your mind that
you might run into an ex
who,when God wan punish
you,turns out to be your
husband's old friend?
Always have it at the back of your
mind that, its a small world
The lies are not worth it ladies, a
true man would love you for you
whether you are a Virgin or not
Your own real husband will pay
that bride price whether you are
a Virgin or not
And for the men looking for
Virgin wives to marry, make sure
you preserve your own virginity,if
you are not a virgin, you have no
right whatsoever to
complain,some women want
Virgin husbands too

A woman posted her husband's
mistress phone number on a
page and asked people to call and
warn her to stay off her
husband,Lol
To me, she acted childishly and
she is still suffering from
immaturity
That page have made me
believe,judging from comments I
read,that some women are not
from this planet
Two comments annoyed me
most,one read:""Men are
polygamous in nature""why didn't
she say no?",and I replied her
,why did the man approach her in
the first place?must he cheat?
Another one read:All these home
breakers,may God punish
them",and I replied, may he
punish the man first
Is a crime to be faithful?
Others were calling on thunder to
strike the lady, some were calling
on God to punish her, some
adviced the woman to engage in
midnight prayers in the nude,
that it works wonders
Am not sorry to say, praying for
your husband's side chic is a total
waste of time because it takes
two to tango, if you want to pray
or do anything, please start with
your husband
Why do we keep blaming the
other woman for a man's
unfaithfulness?
Why do we keep blaming the
other woman for what a man
opened his two eyes to do?
Its funny to me
Men will keep cheating because
they know their wives got their
back
They will keep cheating because
they know their wives will never
stop blaming the other women
for their sins
When Prince Okojie walked out on
his wife ,people blamed Mercy
When Tchidi Chikere walked out
on his wife, people blamed Nuella
I don't get it
Why do we keep handling
unfaithfulness with kid gloves?
Why do we keep giving men a Pat
on the back and shift the blames
to someone else?
Why?Why?Why?
Don't give me that crap about
men been polygamous in nature,
there are still faithful men
Have you ever asked yourself
what would be your husband's
reaction if he catches you
cheating?do you think he will
blame your boyfriend and give
you a Pat on the back? Hell no!!
He won't , you will be
disgraced,beaten and sent
packing!
Going to fight your husband's side
chic doesn't make any sense, it
makes you worthless
Giving her number to people to
help you call and warn doesn't
make any sense, it makes you
look helpless,truth is, you have
no business with your husband's
side chic
Deal with the man that
disrespected your marital vows
Deal with the man that couldn't
control the thing between his legs
Stop disgracing yourself
Stop reducing your worth
Face the culprit(your husband)
THE END.

indiraserv:
Wow...
This is creative and in my opinion should't be treated as a criminal case ......even though it is.....
He should help the goverment build refineries since they claim its so difficult to do and he was able to do it

according to Iwitness they were refining over 20000 liters of crude oil per day

indiraserv:
Wow...
This is creative and in my opinion should't be treated as a criminal case ......even though it is.....
He should help the goverment build refineries since they claim its so difficult to do and he was able to do it

according to Iwitness they were refining over 20000 liters of crude oil per day!!!

THE Nigerian Security and Civil
Defence Corps, (NSCDC) in Kogi
State has paraded a 16-year-old
boy and three others for alleged
ownership of an illegal refinery in
Ebiya, Ajaokuta Local Council of
the state.
The Public Relations Officer, PRO,
in the state Command, Mr. Tijani
Ibrahim, who briefed newsmen in
Lokoja, said the command has
been on their trail for the past
three months before they were
arrested last week.
Ibrahim further explained that
the refinery was initially burnt
down upon discovery, however,
the gang staged a come-back to
re-build it and started refining
crude oil as well as conveying the
products to Nagazi in Adavi Local
Council of the state for sale.
The Command spokesman who
gave their names as Sumaila
Sadu, 23, Yusufu Braimoh, 21,
Raji Muhammed Jamiu, 24, and
Simon Chokodi, 16- a minor,
added that the buyer is presently
at large. Chokodi, an indigene of
Edo State who spoke to
journalists, said he was a bus
conductor.
He said that they were hired by
the bunkerers to help them
transport the refined crude oil to
the market destination, stressing
that he never knew the
implication and gravity of the
offence. The Command recovered
a van and some drums of crude
oils from the scene.
ngrguardiannews.com/2015/05/nscdc-nabs-16-year-old-others-for-operating-illegal-refinery-in-kogi/

An armed robber visits a guy and
his fiancee, who is about
to marry and after robbing them;
He handed his gun over to the
man and tells him to shoot
his fiancee,if he doesn’t want to
die but he refused.
Though based on an account of his
love for his future
wife,The robber smiled, took the
gun from the man and gave
it to the lady and told
her....shoot him if you dont want
to
die and she fearfully pulled the
trigger.
But fortunately there were no
bullet in the gun.The robber
smiled, took back the gun and
told the man to decide if what
exists between him and his
fiancee is really ‘LOVE’, then he
left.
The man was disappointed at his
fiancee and immediately
he left, the girl began to plead.If
you were in this guy’s shoe,
would do? Will you forgive? pls
be very sincere!

Sorry:: Get well soon.

Good day, there Is this pastor in our church forming super hero. Saying he 2 can touch Ebola victims n cure em too after reading a story of one John G Lake, Still wondering who that guy was. Thus his story has risen the moral of this our pastor, he does not observe the survive tips of Ebola: shakes hands with people without restriction, Visits sick people, and has even brain clean all the people in our church who care to listen to him. Thus, that is non of my business. my business here is that this pastor lives with us in the same house, despite all the awareness programmes by the mass media that one is there own cup of tea. How do i tell this pastor that itz our own cup of tea.

ideepaul: can anyone tell me the best three universities for elect/elect in Nigeria in terms of practicals and which scholarship packages are available for engineering and how to qualify for them

If you can not pass Ordinary Geoplaning, na elect/elect u won pass?

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"We Never Interviewed Iyabo Obasanjo - Rainbow FM RadioThe Rainbow FM radio station has denied interviewing Senator Iyabo Obasanjo as speculated by agents and supporters of her father and former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.The radio station in debunking that news, said that "we did notfeature her today.CALL THE RADIO STATION ON TEL: 0809-941-94180808-033-2991, 0806-291-4850.According to report, Sen Iyabo Obasanjo discussed the letter with prominent politicians fromOgun states political allies and some members of her family are aware of her scratching letter to his notorious father. -

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The UNN students divided themselves into 11 groups and marched through the major streets of the Enugu metropolis, displaying various placards.Some of the placards read,"Recall Enejere now or we would burn down UNN", and"You gave us a fraudulent man like Salisu Buhari as UNN board member, and you have now sacked a honest man like Enejere".Others read,"FG, stop all these vengeful policies","It is Enejere or no school", among other statements.The students warned that if the government failed to rescind its decision and recall Enejere, they would embark on an indefinite strike and boycott classes from January 2014.One of them said, "We have thought deep and investigated and we see no reason why the Federal Government sacked Dr. Enejere.If they don't change their mind and cancel the suspension order,we would make UNN uncomfortable."http://m.naij.com/news/54591.html

The media outfit, Vanguard thatpublished the 11-page letter written by Senator Iyabo Obasanjo to former President Obasanjo, have restated that their organization spoke to Iyabo to reconfirm the letter, before going to Press.The embittered Iyabo confirmed that she authored the cold letter to her wicked and vindictive father and declared giving consent for its publication.Early today, a female impostor on Rainbow FM, claiming to be Sen Iyabo Obasanjo said that she did not write the damning 11-page letter to her grumbling father. -Vanguard

The Katsina State House of Assembly, on Tuesday passed a bill that prescribed life imprisonment for those found guilty of rape.TheNews Agency of Nigeriareported that the assembly, which amended Section 283 of Katsina State Penal Code Law, Cap 96 of 1991, also provided a 14-year jail term and a N50,000 fine for those with lesser offence.The sponsor of the bill, Alhaji Rabiu Idris from Funtua Local Government, had earlier said that the amendment was to ensure that rapists received severe punishment to serve as deterrent to others.Idris said the measure became necessary in view of rampant cases of rape in the state.He observed that judges were constrained in handing over severe sentences as the offence was not specified in law.The new amendment now reads,“Whoever commits rape, shall serve life imprisonment or lesser charge of not less than 14years in jail together with N50,000 fine.’’The law also requires the offender to pay compensation to the victim.The Speaker, Alhaji Ya’u Gwajogwajo, directed the legal department of the house to prepare a clean copy of the bill and forward it to the state governor for assent.http://www.punchng.com/news/rapists-to-bag-life-jail-term-in-katsina/

The Supervising Minister for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, said the Federal Government wouldpay the N20.8 billion arrears owed to polytechnic staff as soon as the procedure for payment were concluded.Wike made this known at a meeting with the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of Federal Polytechnics in Abuja on Tuesday.He said the Federal Government had met over 80 per cent of the demandsof the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP).According to him, the only thing left to be done is the release of the white-paper on the implementation of their demands.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ASUP embarked on strike on Oct. 4 after expressing its disappointment at the Federal Government’s `cold attitude’ to polytechnic education in Nigeria.He said that contrary to insinuations by the union, the present administration held the polytechnic staff in high esteem.Hence, the setting up of the Needs Assessment to determine the level of decay in schools and how much would be needed by the Federal Government to revive the institutions, he said.The minister called on the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of Federal Polytechnics to mediate in the impasse between the Federal Government and ASUP to ensure that Nigerian students return toschools.He, however, urged the committee to work toward ensuring that the institutions return to their original mandate of producing skilled medium level manpower to drive the economy.Earlier, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, Chairman of the committee of pro-chancellors, called on the minister to facilitate the resolution of the strike by the ASUP.He also called on the ministry to work toward the release of the white paper of the Visitation Panels to Federal Polytechnics and pay arrears owed to polytechnic staff.The meeting was attended by officials of the National Board for Technical Education and chairmen of14 governing councils of polytechnics. (NAN)http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/12/17/fg-will-pay-n20-8bn-arrears-owed-polytechnic-staff-wike/?wt=4

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has threatened to embark on strike if the Federal Government implements aspects of the report of the committee on Needs Assessment of Nigerian Public Universities that it disapproves.The union’s Vice-President, Mr. Alfred Jimoh, stated this at a press briefing in Ilorin, Kwara State on Monday.Jimoh, while speaking on the needs assessment reports, said the union was uncomfortable with the recommended down-sizing of non-teaching staff in the universities.He, however, stated that the union was not opposed to the NEEDS committee report on infrastructure financing in the system.Jimoh said, “Of course, we will go on strike if the government goes ahead to implement the ‘satanic’ aspects of the NEEDs report.“There is no responsible union that will sit down and watch its members being laid off by government like that.“If the government is bent on doing that, then we will rise up to challenge it as a union that is responsible for the welfare and job security of their members.”The Chairman of the Western Zonal Research Team, Mr. Olayiwola Salam, in his lecture said sacking non-teaching staff might not address the problem of salaries and wages in the universities.He claimed that over 70 per centof salaries were paid to teachingstaff in the universities.Salam, who is the branch Chairman, SSANU, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, said it was unwise that governing councils of universities had no active member from non teaching staff.He also said universities should be proactive and involve corporate bodies and industries in generating funds.“For there to be a proper repositioning of the Nigerian public university system, the NEEDS committee report, must of necessity, be discarded by theFederal Government and must not be reckoned with.“If we have to re-energise our public universities to expected height of glory, the process must start with a serious NEEDS assessment, not a work that is deep with incurable congenital and acquired defects,” Salam said.Copyright PUNCH.

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ASUU president, Fagge
After hours of endless waiting by journalists, leaders of the Academic Staff Union of University, emerged from the Senate Building of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, venue of the National Executive Committee meeting of the union, to harass the anxious newsmen.
They shouted repeatedly, “who invited these stupid people.”
One of the notable members of the Union that instructed security men to order the journalists to leave the building is the Chairman of ASUU in FUT, Minna, Dr. Abdulfatai Jimoh, who went ahead to assault the Daily Trust correspondent, Aliyu Hamagan.
Jimoh had earlier thought Hamagan was a member of the Union and invited him to come closer. He then asked, “Who brought this stupid people inside? What are they doing here?”
Hamagan, however, responded, “I am one of the people you are calling stupid. I will not have you insult us like that.”
Jimoh, on finding out that he was speaking with a journalist, pushed Hamagan and asked him to leave the premises, saying, “You people are intruding, we did not invite you. Get out of this place now.”
The meeting, which started at about 11.30am and holding in behind closed doors at the Senate Building of the FUT, Minna, was ongoing at the time of filing this report at about 7pm.
The scenario took another twist when members of ASUU NEC LOC emerged to inform journalists that some of them (ASUU) are not comfortable with the presence of the pressmen.
Jimoh, who was at this time furious, threatened the media men, saying “Anything wey una see, make una take am like that, because we didn’t invite the media.”
However, there was a disagreement among the members over the presence of the media. Some suggested that the journalists should stay because they were doing their job, others persisted that “we did not invite them. When we need them, we will invite them.”
The Vice Chancellor FUT, Minna, Prof. Musbau Akanji, who got the news that ASUU assaulted some journalists, rushed to the venue pleading with the journalists.
“Although, I am not a part of the meeting, but I am apologising on their behave because they are in my territory. This place (FUT, Minna) is a Federal Government institution, and it is a public place that everybody including journalists can enter especially when they are discharging their responsibilities,” Akanji said. Source The Punch

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Journalists from NTA, AIT, Channels Television, Radio Nigeria and other media organisations have been turned back right from the main gate of Federal University of Technology FUT), Minna where the meeting of the National Executive Councilof the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) about calling off strike is going on.Security men at the gate of the institution told one of the journalist that the ASUU local branch chair, Abdulfatai Jimoh, handed them the order.All effort to reach the local ASUUchairman failed as he could not be reach on phone.Hours ago...The National Executives of Academic Staff Union of Universities' (ASUU) are still in a meeting that started over four hours ago at Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna to decide on calling off the six months old industrial action today.Although, both the President andthe chairman of the local chapterof the union could not be reached as all calls put to their phones were not answered, a source close to the Institution told this reporter that the meeting is at present taking placein the Senate Chamber of the University.It was also gathered that the meeting that has all the national executives in attendance is chaired by president of the union, Dr. Nasir Fagge.Contacted on the venue of the meeting, the University spokesperson, Mrs Lydia, said she did not know about the venue of the meeting. source Daily trust The Nation Newspaper‪#‎ASUU‬meeting drags on in Minna as journalists keep vigil. No announcement yet on strike

The strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) since July 01, 2013 will probably go down in history as the best ever well-organized action of the union.
Although the action lasted longer than many Nigerians envisaged, it is to the credit of ASUU that it was fully ready for business. The union had in fact made it clear that only a complete resolution of the issues at stake would bring the strike to an end. Hence, it was also ready for any eventuality. Consequently, when the government introduced the ‘no work, no pay’ rule into the game, the union responded by resorting to providing other welfare strategies such as distributing food items, giving out soft loans and cash advances to members to cope with the effects of the policy.
In all, ASUU lived up to its billing, making it obvious that it had sufficient courage and a unity of direction to pursue its goal. Thus, the Dr. Nasir Fagge led National Executive of the union deserves to be commended for its tenacity-a posture which the government itself was to eventually describe as their “patriotic role and commitment towards ensuring that our universities are well-funded, resourced and run like their counterparts in other parts of the world”. However, ASUU alone cannot grab all the credit. Also to be praised, are the interests groups which for the first time in history mobilized for the cause of the teachers, ample public sympathy and support.
What looked like the first impetus came from the National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN), which condemned the government for reneging on an agreement it willingly entered into with ASUU, adding that what the lecturers were asking for was not “new and out of place’’ The position of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) was that it would “not hesitate to shut down the education system in the country, if the government failed to fulfil or honour the agreement it entered into with the lecturers”. On its part, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) threatened to stop distribution of petroleum products across the country if the Federal Government failed to implement the agreement reached with ASUU. Their counterparts at the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) gave the Federal Government seven days to resolve the ASUU strike or face a total shutdown of electricity facilities in the country. All these were averted, but they cannot be wished away by anyone seeking to identify what helped the strike to last longer than usual.
The role which the posture of government officials played in prolonging the strike can also not be overlooked. It was them again who created room for another breakdown of negotiations after the President had himself personally intervened to resolve the crisis. What happened was that instead of documenting the issues faithfully as discussed and agreed upon with the President to ease implementation, they as usual, introduced their characteristic double-speak otherwise known as ‘mago- mago’ which led to a fresh out-break of hostilities. This confirmed the old allegation that advisers and small men in the corridors of power in a bid to display loyalty to the political masters always fuel the gap between government and the people. If the death of foremost unionist, Festus Iyayi on a journey to attend a meeting of the national executive of ASUU on the subject worsened the situation, the threat of the Minister of Education to the university teachers to resume work on December 04, 2013 or be sacked, completely disorganized the nation
However, after five months and 10 days of an annual cat and rat game, government and ASUU finally signed an agreement to end the strike a few days ago. With that, Nigerians can now look forward with hope to an end to the ugly incidents of disruption to the nation’s yearly academic calendar. It is a major achievement for which President Goodluck Jonathan deserves to take credit. Indeed, critics ought to take special note of the role of the President in the subject because so many of ‘us’ were in the forefront in condemning government for the strike. As a matter of fact some expressed disappointment that as an academic, the President ought not to have left his old colleagues in the cold. In fairness, these views ignored the personal commitment of Jonathan to the resolution of the crisis such as his meeting with ASUU for over 13 hours. In the past, strikes involving just one union never attracted the personal attention of the head of government; they were usually left to government delegations.
Thus, this article must record and commend the pivotal role of the President.
It was indeed magnanimous that the Presidency allowed itself to be seen as the side that blinked first in the crisis. That, to our mind, is not a sign of weakness but rather a fatherly act and a sign of wisdom. In earnest, the decision to display the N200billion cheque which certainly allayed the fears of ASUU and gave hope to the teeming student population that resolution was near; the way the President played down the threat by the education minister; the shifting of the resumption deadline in honour of the late Professor Iyayi who was due for burial and the unending official appeals to calm frayed nerves, are all quite commendable. It is to be hoped that future leaders would emulate this right from the onset without first bringing the education sector to a halt for a while, before acting.
Of course, it would have been a different ball game if President Jonathan had borrowed a leaf from the Ebonyi State Governor, Martin Elechi who accused ASUU of sabotage and called for its disbandment. It is surprising that some such autocratic governors who should have held office during the military era occupying critical positions in our democracy. The handling of the outgoing ASUU crisis is one subject where the government of President Goodluck Jonathan showed commendable maturity. It should hold on to the strategy when more unions raise industrial disputes. It is superior to being insensitive.

The strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) since July 01, 2013 will probably go down in history as the best ever well-organized action of the union.
Although the action lasted longer than many Nigerians envisaged, it is to the credit of ASUU that it was fully ready for business. The union had in fact made it clear that only a complete resolution of the issues at stake would bring the strike to an end. Hence, it was also ready for any eventuality. Consequently, when the government introduced the ‘no work, no pay’ rule into the game, the union responded by resorting to providing other welfare strategies such as distributing food items, giving out soft loans and cash advances to members to cope with the effects of the policy.
In all, ASUU lived up to its billing, making it obvious that it had sufficient courage and a unity of direction to pursue its goal. Thus, the Dr. Nasir Fagge led National Executive of the union deserves to be commended for its tenacity-a posture which the government itself was to eventually describe as their “patriotic role and commitment towards ensuring that our universities are well-funded, resourced and run like their counterparts in other parts of the world”. However, ASUU alone cannot grab all the credit. Also to be praised, are the interests groups which for the first time in history mobilized for the cause of the teachers, ample public sympathy and support.
What looked like the first impetus came from the National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN), which condemned the government for reneging on an agreement it willingly entered into with ASUU, adding that what the lecturers were asking for was not “new and out of place’’ The position of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) was that it would “not hesitate to shut down the education system in the country, if the government failed to fulfil or honour the agreement it entered into with the lecturers”. On its part, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) threatened to stop distribution of petroleum products across the country if the Federal Government failed to implement the agreement reached with ASUU. Their counterparts at the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) gave the Federal Government seven days to resolve the ASUU strike or face a total shutdown of electricity facilities in the country. All these were averted, but they cannot be wished away by anyone seeking to identify what helped the strike to last longer than usual.
The role which the posture of government officials played in prolonging the strike can also not be overlooked. It was them again who created room for another breakdown of negotiations after the President had himself personally intervened to resolve the crisis. What happened was that instead of documenting the issues faithfully as discussed and agreed upon with the President to ease implementation, they as usual, introduced their characteristic double-speak otherwise known as ‘mago- mago’ which led to a fresh out-break of hostilities. This confirmed the old allegation that advisers and small men in the corridors of power in a bid to display loyalty to the political masters always fuel the gap between government and the people. If the death of foremost unionist, Festus Iyayi on a journey to attend a meeting of the national executive of ASUU on the subject worsened the situation, the threat of the Minister of Education to the university teachers to resume work on December 04, 2013 or be sacked, completely disorganized the nation
However, after five months and 10 days of an annual cat and rat game, government and ASUU finally signed an agreement to end the strike a few days ago. With that, Nigerians can now look forward with hope to an end to the ugly incidents of disruption to the nation’s yearly academic calendar. It is a major achievement for which President Goodluck Jonathan deserves to take credit. Indeed, critics ought to take special note of the role of the President in the subject because so many of ‘us’ were in the forefront in condemning government for the strike. As a matter of fact some expressed disappointment that as an academic, the President ought not to have left his old colleagues in the cold. In fairness, these views ignored the personal commitment of Jonathan to the resolution of the crisis such as his meeting with ASUU for over 13 hours. In the past, strikes involving just one union never attracted the personal attention of the head of government; they were usually left to government delegations.
Thus, this article must record and commend the pivotal role of the President.
It was indeed magnanimous that the Presidency allowed itself to be seen as the side that blinked first in the crisis. That, to our mind, is not a sign of weakness but rather a fatherly act and a sign of wisdom. In earnest, the decision to display the N200billion cheque which certainly allayed the fears of ASUU and gave hope to the teeming student population that resolution was near; the way the President played down the threat by the education minister; the shifting of the resumption deadline in honour of the late Professor Iyayi who was due for burial and the unending official appeals to calm frayed nerves, are all quite commendable. It is to be hoped that future leaders would emulate this right from the onset without first bringing the education sector to a halt for a while, before acting.
Of course, it would have been a different ball game if President Jonathan had borrowed a leaf from the Ebonyi State Governor, Martin Elechi who accused ASUU of sabotage and called for its disbandment. It is surprising that some such autocratic governors who should have held office during the military era occupying critical positions in our democracy. The handling of the outgoing ASUU crisis is one subject where the government of President Goodluck Jonathan showed commendable maturity. It should hold on to the strategy when more unions raise industrial disputes. It is superior to being insensitive.

Only the church, the body of Christ can have this fellowship. Yes, we can sit home every Sunday and still be saved, but is that all you want? FIRE INSURANCE. Really? This fellowship we have with one another is made stronger by ourtime worshipping together, hearing the Word of God together, and a huge plus, we know we are never alone. But you will never know unless you become a part. Lone Rangers eventually fall away. So what is the church? our SANCUARY andREFUGE our place to be a part and fit together in the name of Jesus Christ. Look again at the definition of fellowship and let that sink in. The question I would ask you is, Don't you want to be a part of that?