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Politics / Re: Stephen Oshawo: Why I Suspended Adams Oshiomhole by timstone(m): 1:10pm On Jul 10, 2020
dalongjnr:
Politics of bitterness. That's no reason 'cos u are not the only person affected.
You don't have to blame him both of them exercise authority

only one won at last
And the disgrace brought him from grace to grass
Education / Re: Schools Reopen In Oyo Today, Observe COVID-19 Guidelines (Photos) by timstone(m): 4:23am On Jul 07, 2020
Its just a matter of time so many of them will dump the face mask, then you will see NCDC increasing the number of covid 19 patient in the state.

In reality, don't believe this covid 19 stuff patient is high the way NCDC is raising false alarm

This practice will reveal the truth that we have been wasting our time and making the masses to suffer undue hardship.
Politics / Re: Edo Primaries: INEC Backs Oshiomhole by timstone(m): 11:56am On Jun 07, 2020
Binikingdowm:
if obaseki work in Edo state, oshiomole couldn't have touched him because he will have the people support.

Just like fashola and tinubu, tinubu knew the people love fashola and it would be bad news to interfere

He still have the people support till tomorrow.
Politics / Re: Edo Primaries: INEC Backs Oshiomhole by timstone(m): 11:55am On Jun 07, 2020
Binikingdowm:
Obaseki the mou governor needs to go abeg, for past 4 years he did nothing except media propaganda.

Benin port?
Benin central park?
Emotan garden?
Industrial park?
Benin Enterprise?
Modular refinery?
Royal museum?
Edo production centre?

Bastard governor that drag Edo backward.. he can't even list 10 good projects completed during his tenure

You are not living in Edo state, you don't have family there.
come here to write rubbish
indomie generation!
Business / Re: Why I Broke My WEMA Alat ATM Card And Stopped Going Cashless by timstone(m): 10:30am On Jun 05, 2020
Shoodboi:




UBA is not a bank. I have an account there but my ATM has expired. I don't use the account anymore anyway. They were fond of illegally deducting my money back then. They made some funny withdrawals every week or so. Very terrible bank. I still use their AfriCard though, not because I want to but because I have no choice.

I used uba when I was in school any time my parents send money they will deduct
when I withdraw they will deduct
The last thing make me forget the bank
when I have less than a thousand naira I can't withdraw


until a friend told me of Gt bank where I can withdraw to the last zero

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Business / Re: Why I Broke My WEMA Alat ATM Card And Stopped Going Cashless by timstone(m): 10:21am On Jun 05, 2020
angelfallz:


i have the same issue of failed transaction on POS with GTBank. they told me mine would be resolved in 8 days. i am patiently waiting. their complaints email is not working, but i have filled out a dispense error form.
You can also escalate to CBN.

I still believed Gt bank is the best
if you try the email and is not working
keep on trying it or you call your desk officer
TV/Movies / Re: The Best TV Series Right Now.... by timstone(m): 3:41pm On Jun 03, 2020
leefino:
I JUST FINISHED WATCHING POWER SEASON 6 (waiting for the remaining episode when uploaded) AND MONEY HEIST. (Waiting for season 5)
I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER SERIES FOR NOW TO WATCH.
SO PEOPLE WHICH SERIES IS MORE INTERESTING AND FULL OF ACTIONS AT THE MOMENT.
SO I CAN GO DOWNLOAD AND WATCH. AND PLEASE A GOOD SITE TOO I CAN DOWNLOAD FROM.
The Six
Dr Ryan
TV/Movies / Re: The Best TV Series Right Now.... by timstone(m): 3:37pm On Jun 03, 2020
WaywardSon:
Better Call Saul Peaky Blinders Harley Quinn Gangs Of London His Dark Materials Bojack Horseman Fleabag Strike Back The Americans For All Mankind Rick and Morty
add power to it thank me later
TV/Movies / Re: The Best TV Series Right Now.... by timstone(m): 3:35pm On Jun 03, 2020
StrikeBack:
Chicago pd Homeland Strikeback
go and check power
Crime / Re: Uwa Omozuwa: Edo State Police Command Arrests One Suspect by timstone(m): 7:50am On Jun 02, 2020
MaestroID:
Wow.. Nigeria Police Now have Finger Print Database...

Make dem sha catch all those FOOLISH FOOLS FOR THEIR ACT. RAPIST SHOULD BE HANGED, CASTRATED AND SHOT....

where the fingerprint dey
100 naira collector

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Politics / Re: Buhari Seeks Fresh $5.513bn Loan, Writes House Of Representatives by timstone(m): 8:49pm On May 28, 2020
We all talking about buhari and loan borrowing
No body want to ask the response of the speaker and the house
Politics / Re: Anxiety Over APC In Edo As Oshiomhole, Obaseki’s Face-Off Deepens by timstone(m): 7:07am On May 27, 2020
wallisdon:
Oshiomole has not done anything wrong in this Faceoff.How can a governor abodoned the party structure and people that brought him to power .He refused to inaugurate House of assembly properly.Uptill now 14 members of the house are still not inaugurated.All Obaseki could do is to declare declear their seats vacant.The National working committee,Senate house,house of reps ,the presidency all advised him to re inaugurate the house but he refused.Now that is time for election, he still want the party and his organs to support him .Well , if Obaseki is popular he should prepare for the direct primary,the best primary.The National Working committee vested with the power to decide and conduct primaries has decided.If there is a member of the NWC that has a disecting view, the should vote among themselves and majority always carry the day.For me, Obaseki should prepare for a direct primary or he leave for another party to contest and try his pupalarity among the Edos and the electorate.As going to the court at this time for any nutured reasons I would totally backfired.

oshomole has done so many things wrong,
when he was the governor no body can challenge him.The groups fighting obaseki believes he refuse to share money that's the reason they don't want him to come back
my prayer is that he win the primary
when he becomes the governor again he will expose their secret the more

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Politics / Re: Wike Orders Auction Of Adamawa Trucks, Cattle For Breach Of PHC Lockdown by timstone(m): 4:24pm On May 08, 2020
The governor is not being sincere to the rules
what about the police men that collected 1500 from them.

some people are looking for food to eat while other are using the opportunity to witch hunt their fellow men because of little opportunity

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Education / Re: Is There Pgd Programme Abroad by timstone(m): 9:50am On May 05, 2020
naijacann:
Just apply for masters direct. They may admit u
which country should I choose
Career / Understanding ASSU As The Clog In The Wheel Of Progress by timstone(m): 10:10am On May 03, 2020
Academics in Nigeria? Say the truth!
Understanding ASUU as the Clog in the Wheel of Progress.
This piece about academics in Nigeria may offend the arrogance of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) if ASUU is repressive or it will excite ASUU’s patriotism to bootstrap the Nigerian Academics to his pride of place in the global league of universal institutions called universities.
I write this piece to expose, as an insider, the realities of Academics in Nigeria towards rescuing the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) from the asphyxiation of ASUU and redirect ASUU to the path of patriotism.
The truth is that like Saul who later became Paul, ASUU has ignorantly become the enemy of the Nigerian State. Why and How? You may ask! Permit me begin with the answer to “the why”. ASUU pride herself as being the most educated, knowledgeable and intelligent set of Nigerians. This, obviously, is not true. I assert that education is not certification, knowledge is not qualification and intelligence is natural, it is not grammar. Even the grammar, we do not write or speak it better than others.
ASUU should be humble enough to accept that we are not paid for certificates acquired, but we are paid to do our job of teaching, impactful research and community services within and outside the university with utmost professionalism and integrity and without fear or favour. If we say the truth, every Nigerian graduate has one or more lecturers that taught him/her that he/she wondered, and is still wondering, how the lecturer got thus far, even to the peak. I mean Professors! Maybe I am one of those lecturers, but it is high time we said the truth. Besides, many of the excellent students could not come into academics because we are guilty of what we accuse FGN – nepotism and tribalism!
ASUU may say they are not responsible for promotion or employment in any university. Who then does? ASUU members of course! Vice Chancellors, Deans, Heads of Departments and Professors are not military officers, APC or PDP members but ASUU members. ASUU is only interested in collecting dues with no mechanism in place to maintain the integrity and progression of Academics in Nigeria. It is important Nigerians know that FGN does not interfere in the appointment and promotion of Academic staff in any university. ASUU should drop this pride and let us move Nigeria forward.
The second reason why ASUU ignorantly persecutes Nigerians is that they are lost in ecstasy against the Nigerian state. They have abdicated their role of clamouring for members’ welfare and have constituted themselves into a quasi-political party and self-made opposition to any government in power. Most Nigerians who are either polygamous or from polygamous home, will agree that the wife that antagonises her husband the most, get the least from her husband no matter how good or rich the man is.
Permanent Secretaries or Judges earn more than a Professor they will tell us and get us drunk with the wine of pride, adducing these categories of workers enjoy what they enjoy because they are puppets to politicians or government in power; and that ASUU will not falter its integrity and will remain the voice of the downtrodden.
Enough of this hypocrisy! At least in recent times, ASUU decides who rules this country and it is only when there are disputes, the judiciary arbitrate. When many staunch ASUU supporters discuss how they went about conniving with politicians of varying political parties to get them or their cronies installed in power, you will weep for this country.
Politicians in Nigeria, particularly, in recent times will sincerely accept in their heart of hearts that Lecturers have lost the integrity or love they profess they have for Nigerians as against the politicians or other public office holders. Is it not some of us that connive with some students to have unmerited qualifications they use to occupy these public offices? Why accuse who your members aided to power of incompetence or misrule? ASUU is a case of the pot calling the kettle black.
ASUU like m
ost trade unions should concentrate their energy on their members’ welfare – they should always come out straight with their welfare demands instead of their holier and richer than thou posture. We should be humble to say the truth, our salary is not enough not because we are better than other Nigerian workers or earn less but because of the nature of our job – even if we have all the comforts and tools to do research, we spend a fortune to get them published.
On the average, a Lecturer will require thirty to forty publications with about 1/3rd of them published with foreign currency, to be a Professor. To say the truth, a dedicated Lecturer with high integrity, which most of us are, is poor. With sustained support for any government in power, in our capacity as academics, the cooperation of other trade unions, and logical persuasions, we will get something from the government. Something is better than nothing! Do not judge us based on our packaging. We are suffering but smiling! Instead of ASUU to consistently market this truth, they have worsened the poverty of Nigerian academics by avoiding it; claiming that the Nigerian Universities are poorly equipped and citing autonomy and other smoky issues.
For the smoky issues, I will show later that ASUU is the problem and they know too. Nigerian Students! Poor salary is our problem and the genuine cause of our anger and persistent strike; not any acclaimed love for you. If we love you as claimed, why do we suspend most strikes after financial settlement from FGN. Some University Academics extort students financially and sexually and yet we claim we love the students and that we are fighting their course. What has ASUU done as a union to protect innocent students from this oppression. Absolutely Nothing! What a hypocrisy!!
Still on ASUU’s “Nollywood” love for Nigerians, is it in the interest of Nigerians, that ASUU proposed and accepted 70years retirement age for the professorial cadre? NO! It was because the Judges were given 70years. Even after 70years, some ASUU members still want to stay on contract in FGN payroll while they receive gratuity and pension. The youths have no job, the old do not want to retire and yet they claim they love Nigerians.
ASUU should explain to Nigerians why a Lecturer that became an Associate Professor at the verge of 65years should be given extra five years in service. Somebody should help me tell ASUU that it is even in our culture as Africans to have the most elderly ones among us settle our disputes. Besides, rules and discretion are two desiderata deployed in legal practice. Discretion made law an axe that requires the very experienced because of the possible intrigues of lawyers. I assert that no other human task can be as an axe as law. Greed blinded ASUU, they forgot we have other legal means of income as Part-time teaching, external examination and assessment, an Adjunct lecturer position in another University, royalties, market for our books as in most tertiary institutions, opportunity for political office outside our place of work while in service which the Judges may not have.
Legally, Judges are not allowed to romance with any political party or its members. We all saw what happened recently with one of our finest Judges in the court of Appeal because her husband has affiliation with a political party. She had to withdraw from a case in the interest of the country. Before you call me APC puppet, I did not vote for APC in both the 2015 and 2019 presidential elections, but I wholeheartedly accepted the position of the majority and the wisdom of the Judiciary. Before I digress, this singular act of envy by ASUU that claim to “love” Nigerians has contributed greatly to youth unemployment in civil service as other union began to also request for additional five years in service.
Why Nigerian civil servants were on strike for addition of five years to their retirement age, a European nation with longer life-expectancy and lower youth unemployment went on strike to reverse their retirement age that was increased by a year.
I have so far exposed my conviction on why ASUU has become an enemy of the Nigerian state. The reasons are pride, greed, and lack of instrument to enforce integrity and professionalism among its members.
This lack of instrument may draw pity to ASUU as a crippled toothless tiger before its members. ASUU however relies on two unholy but potent instruments of control – propaganda and intimidation, to satisfy its pride and greed. ASUU coarse its members and their families with fear – fear of career progression and academic opportunities irrespective of their capabilities. The truth is that majority of the Lecturers in Nigerian Universities are sick and tired of the incessant strike by ASUU and the lack of innovative means of engaging government; as evident by the about 55% of its members who stood with the FGN on the deployment of IPPIS despite ASUU’s intimidation.
Some notable Professors or politically aspiring Lecturers had to hide to register with IPPIS to evade the fury of ASUU. ASUU cannot love us more than us! The UNIBEN branch of ASUU robbed me and others that subscribed to IPPIS of our Christmas rice which we contributed towards and threatened us with queries; but I trashed mine. I was insulted and promised that ASUU will work against me if I should contest or vie for position in any University. Do not fear for me! I have never and will never fear any cult. The finality of man is death and death by truth is holy and paradise assured.
If ASUU is truly democratic, they are supposed to bow to the voice of the majority. The truth on the IPPIS issue is, you may not like Buhari or the APC lead FGN, IPPIS is a holy ICT innovation capable of effectively preventing corruption, without a fight, on our national payroll. Globally, preventive means of checking corruption is cheaper and greener than the curative means of fighting corruption. No doubt, as with all ICT innovations and deployments, there are bound to be teething problems which do wear away with time. IPPIS provides the long-awaited opportunity for ASUU to exercise their academic autonomy and bootstrap Nigerian Universities to its pride of place. I wish to let Nigerians know that all ASUU is saying about IPPIS is pure propaganda against FGN.
I challenge ASUU to an open debate on IPPIS. Let us examine the smoky issues of funding, infrastructural decay and autonomy that ASUU has consistently used to blackmail FGN and woo the sympathy of Nigerians. It is important to note that the National University Commission (NUC) is an instrument of FGN to ensure Nigerian Universities meet up with global standards. NUC is doing an excellent job to guarantee high standard university education for Nigerians and foreigners alike.
The resource verification and the regular accreditation instruments and implementation procedures are second to none in the globe. I affirm that NUC make use of ASUU members to perform virtually all their task of maintaining standards in the Nigerian Universities. Oh! I may be accused of NUC sponsorship. My apologies, NUC.
I pity FGN, ASUU will recommend to FGN through NUC that all is well and, in most cases, excellent and the same ASUU is fighting FGN through the Presidency and Labour ministry that everything is in total collapse. Who then is the problem, FGN or ASUU? Have we heard ASUU complained to NUC about resource verification or accreditation instruments or exercises? No! Does NUC (FGN) report and enforce ASUU’s findings and recommendations on which university or its programme should be sustained? Yes! Who made strike part of our university calendar? ASUU! Who prepares the university for accreditation or resource verification? ASUU! Who are the phoney resource persons particularly in private universities? ASUU! Who does accreditation or resource verification? ASUU! Who affirms that our universities and its programmes are particularly in good form? ASUU! Who awards the degrees? ASUU! Who is saying our university system is dilapidated and substandard? ASUU! My Nigerian universities, your midwife has become your murderer, prosecutor, adv
ocate and judge. ASUU why? Who therefore is the clog in the wheel of progress of Academics in Nigeria?
The Way Forward:
(i) ASUU should apologise to FGN and Nigerians for negligence, misdirection, and disruption of university calendar at least in the last two to three decades; and put a final stop to the incessant strikes in the public universities in Nigeria.
(ii) ASUU should accept that other public or civil servants are equally important.
(iii) ASUU should come out straight with their unique welfare nature; with respect for constituted authorities as enshrined in our holy books.
(iv) ASUU should henceforth, “call a spade, a spade” and do their job with fairness, professionalism and integrity without any fear or favour.
(v) ASUU should device ethical means of enforcing professionalism, integrity and standards in Nigerian Academics commensurate with global norm. It is hoped that this divine ambush on ASUU on his way to “Damascus” will redirect ASUU’s focus from its misplaced intention to a genuine course of Nation building and promotion of Academics in Nigeria. This piece is my opinion and not that of my university or professional bodies. Thank you.
Prof. Godspower Ekuobase, PhD, MCPN. Professor of Services Computing Department of Computer Science University of Benin, Benin City Edo State, Nigeria Email: godspower.ekuobase@uniben.edu Tel.: +234(0) 8064951845
Education / Understanding ASUU As The Clog In The Wheel Of Progress by timstone(m): 11:12am On May 01, 2020
Academics in Nigeria? Say the truth!
Understanding ASUU as the Clog in the Wheel of Progress.

This piece about academics in Nigeria may offend the arrogance of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) if ASUU is repressive or it will excite ASUU’s patriotism to bootstrap the Nigerian Academics to his pride of place in the global league of universal institutions called universities.

I write this piece to expose, as an insider, the realities of Academics in Nigeria towards rescuing the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) from the asphyxiation of ASUU and redirect ASUU to the path of patriotism.

The truth is that like Saul who later became Paul, ASUU has ignorantly become the enemy of the Nigerian State. Why and How? You may ask! Permit me begin with the answer to “the why”. ASUU pride herself as being the most educated, knowledgeable and intelligent set of Nigerians. This, obviously, is not true. I assert that education is not certification, knowledge is not qualification and intelligence is natural, it is not grammar. Even the grammar, we do not write or speak it better than others.

ASUU should be humble enough to accept that we are not paid for certificates acquired, but we are paid to do our job of teaching, impactful research and community services within and outside the university with utmost professionalism and integrity and without fear or favour. If we say the truth, every Nigerian graduate has one or more lecturers that taught him/her that he/she wondered, and is still wondering, how the lecturer got thus far, even to the peak. I mean Professors! Maybe I am one of those lecturers, but it is high time we said the truth. Besides, many of the excellent students could not come into academics because we are guilty of what we accuse FGN – nepotism and tribalism!

ASUU may say they are not responsible for promotion or employment in any university. Who then does? ASUU members of course! Vice Chancellors, Deans, Heads of Departments and Professors are not military officers, APC or PDP members but ASUU members. ASUU is only interested in collecting dues with no mechanism in place to maintain the integrity and progression of Academics in Nigeria. It is important Nigerians know that FGN does not interfere in the appointment and promotion of Academic staff in any university. ASUU should drop this pride and let us move Nigeria forward.

The second reason why ASUU ignorantly persecutes Nigerians is that they are lost in ecstasy against the Nigerian state. They have abdicated their role of clamouring for members’ welfare and have constituted themselves into a quasi-political party and self-made opposition to any government in power. Most Nigerians who are either polygamous or from polygamous home, will agree that the wife that antagonises her husband the most, get the least from her husband no matter how good or rich the man is.

Permanent Secretaries or Judges earn more than a Professor they will tell us and get us drunk with the wine of pride, adducing these categories of workers enjoy what they enjoy because they are puppets to politicians or government in power; and that ASUU will not falter its integrity and will remain the voice of the downtrodden.

Enough of this hypocrisy! At least in recent times, ASUU decides who rules this country and it is only when there are disputes, the judiciary arbitrate. When many staunch ASUU supporters discuss how they went about conniving with politicians of varying political parties to get them or their cronies installed in power, you will weep for this country.

Politicians in Nigeria, particularly, in recent times will sincerely accept in their heart of hearts that Lecturers have lost the integrity or love they profess they have for Nigerians as against the politicians or other public office holders. Is it not some of us that connive with some students to have unmerited qualifications they use to occupy these public offices? Why accuse who your members aided to power of incompetence or misrule? ASUU is a case of the pot calling the kettle black.

ASUU like m

ost trade unions should concentrate their energy on their members’ welfare – they should always come out straight with their welfare demands instead of their holier and richer than thou posture. We should be humble to say the truth, our salary is not enough not because we are better than other Nigerian workers or earn less but because of the nature of our job – even if we have all the comforts and tools to do research, we spend a fortune to get them published.

On the average, a Lecturer will require thirty to forty publications with about 1/3rd of them published with foreign currency, to be a Professor. To say the truth, a dedicated Lecturer with high integrity, which most of us are, is poor. With sustained support for any government in power, in our capacity as academics, the cooperation of other trade unions, and logical persuasions, we will get something from the government. Something is better than nothing! Do not judge us based on our packaging. We are suffering but smiling! Instead of ASUU to consistently market this truth, they have worsened the poverty of Nigerian academics by avoiding it; claiming that the Nigerian Universities are poorly equipped and citing autonomy and other smoky issues.

For the smoky issues, I will show later that ASUU is the problem and they know too. Nigerian Students! Poor salary is our problem and the genuine cause of our anger and persistent strike; not any acclaimed love for you. If we love you as claimed, why do we suspend most strikes after financial settlement from FGN. Some University Academics extort students financially and sexually and yet we claim we love the students and that we are fighting their course. What has ASUU done as a union to protect innocent students from this oppression. Absolutely Nothing! What a hypocrisy!!

Still on ASUU’s “Nollywood” love for Nigerians, is it in the interest of Nigerians, that ASUU proposed and accepted 70years retirement age for the professorial cadre? NO! It was because the Judges were given 70years. Even after 70years, some ASUU members still want to stay on contract in FGN payroll while they receive gratuity and pension. The youths have no job, the old do not want to retire and yet they claim they love Nigerians.

ASUU should explain to Nigerians why a Lecturer that became an Associate Professor at the verge of 65years should be given extra five years in service. Somebody should help me tell ASUU that it is even in our culture as Africans to have the most elderly ones among us settle our disputes. Besides, rules and discretion are two desiderata deployed in legal practice. Discretion made law an axe that requires the very experienced because of the possible intrigues of lawyers. I assert that no other human task can be as an axe as law. Greed blinded ASUU, they forgot we have other legal means of income as Part-time teaching, external examination and assessment, an Adjunct lecturer position in another University, royalties, market for our books as in most tertiary institutions, opportunity for political office outside our place of work while in service which the Judges may not have.

Legally, Judges are not allowed to romance with any political party or its members. We all saw what happened recently with one of our finest Judges in the court of Appeal because her husband has affiliation with a political party. She had to withdraw from a case in the interest of the country. Before you call me APC puppet, I did not vote for APC in both the 2015 and 2019 presidential elections, but I wholeheartedly accepted the position of the majority and the wisdom of the Judiciary. Before I digress, this singular act of envy by ASUU that claim to “love” Nigerians has contributed greatly to youth unemployment in civil service as other union began to also request for additional five years in service.

Why Nigerian civil servants were on strike for addition of five years to their retirement age, a European nation with longer life-expectancy and lower youth unemployment went on strike to reverse their retirement age that was increased by a year.

I have so far exposed my conviction on why ASUU has become an enemy of the Nigerian state. The reasons are pride, greed, and lack of instrument to enforce integrity and professionalism among its members.

This lack of instrument may draw pity to ASUU as a crippled toothless tiger before its members. ASUU however relies on two unholy but potent instruments of control – propaganda and intimidation, to satisfy its pride and greed. ASUU coarse its members and their families with fear – fear of career progression and academic opportunities irrespective of their capabilities. The truth is that majority of the Lecturers in Nigerian Universities are sick and tired of the incessant strike by ASUU and the lack of innovative means of engaging government; as evident by the about 55% of its members who stood with the FGN on the deployment of IPPIS despite ASUU’s intimidation.

Some notable Professors or politically aspiring Lecturers had to hide to register with IPPIS to evade the fury of ASUU. ASUU cannot love us more than us! The UNIBEN branch of ASUU robbed me and others that subscribed to IPPIS of our Christmas rice which we contributed towards and threatened us with queries; but I trashed mine. I was insulted and promised that ASUU will work against me if I should contest or vie for position in any University. Do not fear for me! I have never and will never fear any cult. The finality of man is death and death by truth is holy and paradise assured.

If ASUU is truly democratic, they are supposed to bow to the voice of the majority. The truth on the IPPIS issue is, you may not like Buhari or the APC lead FGN, IPPIS is a holy ICT innovation capable of effectively preventing corruption, without a fight, on our national payroll. Globally, preventive means of checking corruption is cheaper and greener than the curative means of fighting corruption. No doubt, as with all ICT innovations and deployments, there are bound to be teething problems which do wear away with time. IPPIS provides the long-awaited opportunity for ASUU to exercise their academic autonomy and bootstrap Nigerian Universities to its pride of place. I wish to let Nigerians know that all ASUU is saying about IPPIS is pure propaganda against FGN.

I challenge ASUU to an open debate on IPPIS. Let us examine the smoky issues of funding, infrastructural decay and autonomy that ASUU has consistently used to blackmail FGN and woo the sympathy of Nigerians. It is important to note that the National University Commission (NUC) is an instrument of FGN to ensure Nigerian Universities meet up with global standards. NUC is doing an excellent job to guarantee high standard university education for Nigerians and foreigners alike.

The resource verification and the regular accreditation instruments and implementation procedures are second to none in the globe. I affirm that NUC make use of ASUU members to perform virtually all their task of maintaining standards in the Nigerian Universities. Oh! I may be accused of NUC sponsorship. My apologies, NUC.

I pity FGN, ASUU will recommend to FGN through NUC that all is well and, in most cases, excellent and the same ASUU is fighting FGN through the Presidency and Labour ministry that everything is in total collapse. Who then is the problem, FGN or ASUU? Have we heard ASUU complained to NUC about resource verification or accreditation instruments or exercises? No! Does NUC (FGN) report and enforce ASUU’s findings and recommendations on which university or its programme should be sustained? Yes! Who made strike part of our university calendar? ASUU! Who prepares the university for accreditation or resource verification? ASUU! Who are the phoney resource persons particularly in private universities? ASUU! Who does accreditation or resource verification? ASUU! Who affirms that our universities and its programmes are particularly in good form? ASUU! Who awards the degrees? ASUU! Who is saying our university system is dilapidated and substandard? ASUU! My Nigerian universities, your midwife has become your murderer, prosecutor, adv

ocate and judge. ASUU why? Who therefore is the clog in the wheel of progress of Academics in Nigeria?

The Way Forward:

(i) ASUU should apologise to FGN and Nigerians for negligence, misdirection, and disruption of university calendar at least in the last two to three decades; and put a final stop to the incessant strikes in the public universities in Nigeria.

(ii) ASUU should accept that other public or civil servants are equally important.

(iii) ASUU should come out straight with their unique welfare nature; with respect for constituted authorities as enshrined in our holy books.

(iv) ASUU should henceforth, “call a spade, a spade” and do their job with fairness, professionalism and integrity without any fear or favour.

(v) ASUU should device ethical means of enforcing professionalism, integrity and standards in Nigerian Academics commensurate with global norm. It is hoped that this divine ambush on ASUU on his way to “Damascus” will redirect ASUU’s focus from its misplaced intention to a genuine course of Nation building and promotion of Academics in Nigeria. This piece is my opinion and not that of my university or professional bodies. Thank you.

Prof. Godspower Ekuobase, PhD, MCPN. Professor of Services Computing Department of Computer Science University of Benin, Benin City Edo State, Nigeria Email: godspower.ekuobase@uniben.edu Tel.: +234(0) 8064951845
Crime / Re: My Story As A Cult Member........initiation Phase Included... by timstone(m): 7:14am On Apr 26, 2020
livebyday:


Actually age wise he is older

Secondly please don't take this wrongly but I don't want to get into his again

I have noticed generally the IQ level of alot of price here is below average and they lack the capacity to conceive things beyond the elementary

I can't start all over again

Bye
Bye and stop distracting the OP
Politics / Re: The Properties ICPC Seized From Dibu Ojerinde, Ex-JAMB Registrar by timstone(m): 6:01am On Apr 26, 2020
In my observation,ICPC is just too organise fighting corruption, on like EFCC.
They don't make noise in media like EFCC

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Politics / Re: The Properties ICPC Seized From Dibu Ojerinde, Ex-JAMB Registrar by timstone(m): 5:58am On Apr 26, 2020
DEROX:
No my dad wanted to study medicine in oau this prof had connection to help him but he refused soy dad had to wait another year and scored 274 and was admitted on merit
your father told you that
so that you will tell your children

for them to keep malice from generation to generation
is alright

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Politics / Re: Nigerian Youths Will Be Recruited To Fight Against Boko-haram – Buratai by timstone(m): 10:50pm On Mar 10, 2020
common bokoaram he talking about recruiting the youth How can they fight ipob if the real war start.
foolish
Car Talk / Re: I Want To Buy Toyota Hiace Engine by timstone(m): 8:35pm On Mar 07, 2020
Conner44:


Since it’s hiace, I’d donate a refurbished roof rack so he can carry all those market women’s load from farm to city grin one trip Na too much money for am with my own
cornner44 really appreciate
Car Talk / Re: I Want To Buy Toyota Hiace Engine by timstone(m): 5:46pm On Mar 07, 2020
Lexusgs430:
You want to start by buying parts, then eventually couple together a full bus?...... cheesy
yes to make it cheaper
Car Talk / I Want To Buy Toyota Hiace Engine by timstone(m): 4:26pm On Mar 07, 2020
Investing in transport business has been my dream, though I'm not financially buoyant. I'm of the opinion that buying a Toyota engine into bus will save me so much cost

what will be the cost of a good Belgium engine with gear bus and a very strong body to start with.

Your contributions will go a long way to make my dream come through.
Education / What Is The Cause Of Delay In February Salary For All Federal University by timstone(m): 3:06pm On Mar 07, 2020
Its pathetic till date salary have not been paid to workers of federal university .At first we taught the school will be paying the salary through the bursary as usual.

Last month January, staff of Federal university otuoke received addition of fifteen thousand naira and above to their salary while junior staffs from level 1 to level 5 received between three to five thousand naira to their salary. The management lead by the vice chancellor Prof.Accra Jaja have not inform the staff till date if they were paid minimum wage or not. Though rumours have it the increment may not come this month.

The account general of the federation announced that lectures who refuses to register with IPPIS will not received February salary,what about other unions that registered, why have they not received their salary till date?

In my own opinion it seems the government are scared of ASSU. If they keep ranting on air that they have save billions and discovered seventy thousand ghost workers through the exercise. What is stopping the Federal government of Nigeria from implementation.
Education / Federal University Otuoke Has Not Paid Salary by timstone(m): 12:19am On Mar 05, 2020
Its certain before entering into march salary would have been paid surprisingly the fedral goverment has not paid our salary.
we don't know where the fault is coming from
Education / Is There Pgd Programme Abroad by timstone(m): 4:18pm On Feb 29, 2020
I have lower credit in petroleum and gas engineering, want to know if there will be PGD programme abroad before my master programme

Which country will give me shorter duration in completing my programme abroad and the cost of tuitions and travel

I will really appreciate your contributions
Education / Ippis Registration At Federal University Otuoke by timstone(m): 5:06pm On Nov 25, 2019
Following the advert on Nigeria daily, the IPPIS registration will commence on the 25th of November to 7th of December 2019.Staff of Federal university otuoke were seen with file all over the campus waiting for personnel from Abuja that will come to capture them.
Till about 2pm,there was no sign that the exercise will commence today.Although, some believe they will be coming within the week other are of the opinion, believing its only when they are seen that they will believe.
One of the heads of department in faculty of engineering,this morning was telling his colleague that they are still waiting for directive from ASUU to know if they will continue with the exercise.
The vice chancellor Federal University Otuoke,Prof. Accra Jaja before to day has sign all the necessary document for the successful capturing of Staff of Federal university Otuoke.
Business / Re: Buying Things On Aliexpress by timstone(m): 6:17pm On Nov 23, 2019
SpyAC:
reach me on 08063437822 will give u the complete tutorial free of charge
Thanks
Business / Buying Things On Aliexpress by timstone(m): 4:48pm On Nov 23, 2019
please nairalanders how can I buy things on line using aliexpress
I need step by step processing
Thanks
Crime / Re: INVESTIGATION: Jumia And Co — The Fraudulent Discounts Of E-commerce Companies by timstone(m): 4:11pm On Nov 23, 2019
Hoodbilonia:
Since i started shopping on aliexpress
Brothey i wwnt to market last in 2016
Naija clothes na nonsense fakes.pooe quality
I love jack and jones.
I never see designer like am esp dia jeans
Standard. Shoprite sell dia 4 20k
Ali sells for 8k.
I bought 2 jeans that year from konga wit jumia
My guy i gas tear them in anger,over fake cheap shit.u go see am fine online
But once its time for claims,na diff tin u go see.things to buy online konga,jumia.
Tv, home theater,hanes boxers, surati oil pef,flavours,electronics generally. The rest tina thr na fake fake fake
How can I buy things on Ali express
I need the step to follow
Politics / Re: Obaseki Vs Oshiomhole: Cry My Beloved Edo by timstone(m): 4:00pm On Nov 23, 2019
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