Friday, October 11, 2019
Sex for marks
Friday, August 23, 2019
Arrest of Alleged Nigerian fraudsters in Various parts of the United States Of America
The Chairman Nigerians in Diaspora Commission,Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has express concern about the news of the arrest of 80 persons mainly Nigerians, in various parts of the United States being accused in separate FBI cases of massive email fraud and money laundering.
In a statement, Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed that Prior to this, Valentine Iro and Chukwudi Christogunis Igbokwe were arrested in Los Angeles, While Obinwanne Okeke was arrested in Virginia.
She said the Nigerian Government will ensure all those accused are given fair and speedy trial.
She also wants all those accused in Nigeria to voluntarily turn themselves in, to American authorities to clear their names.
She said the commission will continue to monitor the case closely.
Monday, August 19, 2019
Court Nullifies Okorocha inlaw(Uche Nwosu)
Governorship Candidature and delivers Judgement in favor of Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere led APP party suit Seeking to nullify Uche Nwosu Governorship candidature over double nomination.
... Uche Nwosu Tribunal case and dream of participating in a rerun now a dead aspiration.
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Ekwo In suit no: FHC/ABJ/CS/235/2019 BETWEEN ACTION PEOPLE'S PARTY AND ANOR. VS. INEC AND 2ORS, few minutes ago nailed the aspiration of Uche Nwosu of becoming the Governor of Imo state.
The judge ruled inter-alia that the nomination of uche nwosu by APC AND AA on 5th and 6th of Oct 2018 amounts to multiple/double nomination and therefore offends the provisions of section 87 of the electoral act 2010 as amended.
This landmark Judgment have closed the aspiration of Uche Nwosu including his case at the election tribunal by stating that he was not even eligible to have been on the ballot paper in the first place. His case at the tribunal and imaginary hope of participating in a possible Re run are now dead aspirations.
Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere
APP National Chairman
[19/08, 16:56] Ikenga u go chinyere: The certified true copy(CTC) of the Landmark judgment delivered today in the suit filled against Uche Nwosu by the Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere led APP party where the Federal High Court nullyfied Uche Nwosu's Governorship candidature.
Friday, August 16, 2019
US Customs computers Crash
Breaking: Varsity unions begin strike on Monday ---As FG, Lawan decline to meet NASU, SSANU demands
BARRING any last minutes changes, the university system may be grounded from Monday, as the non teaching staff have threatened to proceed on strike.
Already various branches of the Non Academic Staff Union of Universities and Educational institutions, NASU and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, are on stand to get directives from the Joint Action Committee, JAC, of the unions for the strike.
The strike according to the unions has become imperative following the alleged poor response from the Federal Government, to meet their demands after the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum to government.
The unions had penultimate week issued a 14-Day Ultimatum to address the issue of Earned Allowances, sacked workers of Staff Schools or they will shutdown the universities.
The unions had on August 6 resumed nationwide protest in all the universities.
The two unions in a circular to all the branches after the JAC meeting penultimate Thursday, in Abuja, said that at the expiration of the 14-days ultimatum, if the federal government failed to address all their grievances, they would be left with no other option than withdrawing their services and shutting down the universities.
In the circular to all their branches with the title "Notice of Industrial Action", which was signed by the Chairman of JAC and President of SSANU, Comrade Samson Ugwoke and the General Secretary of NASU, Comrade Peters Adeyemi, the two unions lamented the non challant attitude of the Federal Government towards addressing their grievances and obeying court judgment.
The circular read, "This is to inform you that the Joint Action Committee, JAC of NASU and SSANU met today, Thursday 1st August, 2019, to consider the issues which led to the Nationwide protest in our various branches, viz, Payment of Earned Allowances, University Staff Schools matter, Renegotiation of 2009 FGN/Unions Agreement among others.
"After extensive deliberations, JAC further observed that:
"No date has been rescheduled by the President of the Senate, His Excellency, Senator Ahmed Lawan for the meeting with the leadership of JAC national.
"The meeting earlier scheduled by the Federal Ministry of Education with the leadership of JAC national has been rescheduled for Wednesday, August 7, 2019 with no reason(s) stated.
"From the foregoing, JAC national has resolved as follows:
"That a 14-Day ultimatum of Industrial action be given to the Federal Government of Nigeria to address the pending issues with effect from Monday, 5th August, 2019. During the period of the ultimatum, all branches are hereby directed to carry out peaceful protest on Tuesday, 6th August, 2019 and Thursday, 15th August,2019 respectively.
"At the expiration of the 14-days ultimatum, Sunday 18th August 2019, without any positive response from the Federal Government of Nigeria, members shall proceed on a 5-day warning strike in all branches from Monday 19th to Friday 23rd August, 2019, inclusive.
"You are therefore directed to properly mobilize our members for this action. All defaulting branches shall be sanctioned accordingly."
Recall that the two unions had on July 12 directed members to embark on peaceful protest in their various branches to draw the attention of government over some unresolved matters.
According to a communique issued at the end of the JAC," The meeting in Session rejected the sharing formula adopted by the Federal Ministry of Education in the allocation of the last tranche of N25 Billion which allocated 80% to ASUU and a paltry 20% to the Non- Teaching unions.
"It was noted that the procedure of allocating monies meant for staff emoluments and allowances across union lines is totally alien to best practices and is a contravention of financial processes.
"NEC in Session observed that the sharing formula defies all logical explanation and does not reflect the proper status of payment of Earned Allowances for Non- Teaching Staff in our Universities and Inter- University Centres.
"NEC in session also observed that while the outstanding claims of Earned Allowances to ASUU may have been settled till 2012 and part- payment up to 2016 inclusive, the payment of Non- Teaching Staff between 2009 and 2012 have not been resolved, talk- less of up till 2016."
The unions frowned at the inability of the Federal Government to obey the judgment of the National Industrial Court that ordered the reinstatement of workers in the Staff Schools.
After the threat to proceed on strike, the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan organised a meeting with the unions to resolve the contentious issues, but the meeting could not hold as it was scheduled on the day members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, also known as Shiites had embarked on a protest for the release of their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.
Though, leaders of the union waited for the Senate President for a rescheduled meeting in Abuja for many days, no information was given to them on that.
However, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education, Sonny Ochono on Wednesday last week met with the JAC where the issues in contention were extensively discussed and decisions reached.
According to the Chairman of JAC, Comrade Ugwoke, the Permanent Secretary who was with the Directors in the ministry promised to send a draft of the decisions reached at the meeting to the unions.
Although, the JAC Chairman had expressed optimism that the decisions reached would addressed the issues, the General Secretary of NASU, Comrade Peters Adeyemi had expressed reservations, saying that he never trusted government until the decisions were implemented going by previous encounters.
But after waiting for the government without any response, the non teaching staff appear ready to carry out with their threat.
The National Public Relations Officer of SSANU, Comrade Salaam Abdussobur told journalists on Friday that the one week strike would commence on Monday.
He said, "Based on the poor response from the Federal Government, it is inevitable that a one week strike action shall be held as from Monday 19th to Friday 23rd August. This is following the expiration of the 14 days ultimatum given to the Federal Government.
"We met with the officials of the Federal Ministry of Education led by the Permanent Secretary last week. While the meeting appeared successful on its face value, the resolutions are yet to be backed up by any correspondence or digest as agreed at the meeting
"This is not the first time that meetings would be held and we would take them by their words only to be disappointed by their actions.
"Our members, being our principals, have contended that for all decisions reached with Government, there must be a level of corresponding actions that show their sincerity and commitment to those decisions. If the actions do not correspond, we must continue with our agitations.
"So, a five day warning, being part of the activities lined up in our agitations, have been resolved to proceed between 19th and 23rd
"After the warning strike, another review shall be made which would determine the way forward.
Among the contentious areas included the Earned Allowances which the non teaching staff unions claimed that they were shortchanged in the sharing formula. They said that out of the N23 billion released to the four unions in the university, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, allegedly took over about eighty percent of the money, leaving only twenty percent for the three unions.
They also lamented the inability of the government to obey court judgment especially the judgment of the Industrial Court in 2016 that directed government to reinstate sacked workers of Staff Schools which has not been complied with and the re-negotiation of the 2009 agreement.
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Court may stop ministerial Inauguration
Efcc freezes students account
Obono Obla Sack
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/08/obono-oblas-sack-sgf-takes-over-presidential-panel-as-icpc-drafts-charge/
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
BREAKING...Indians storm Nigerian Embassy, demand El-Zakzaky’ freedom
Some Indians who had stormed the Nigerian Embassy in India, as they called for the freedom of the leader f the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.
El-zakzaky is reported to refusing treatment from unknown Indian doctors
El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat had arrived India yesterday ,(tuesday)for medical treatment after the court in Nigeria granted them bail and leave to travel abroad.
Nigeria sliding into worlds Open Defecation Headquatres
Nigeria: capital of feces.
Nigeria is likely to become world number one open defecation country should India which occupies that position at the moment succeeds in her effort to end the ugly act by October this year
To this end, UNICEF and the nigerian government are stepping up the campaign to create toilets for 47 million citizens who pass feces openly, as well as increase from thirteen the number of open-defecation-free local government areas by 2025
It's a rainy morning in this fishing community in calabar municipality local government area of cross river state south south Nigeria.
Domestic animals and a few people going about various activities in a community which has the kasenko beach just behind it
Pa wakoma is a fisherman, he tells me he has lived in the community for 35 years and has never used a toilet other than the big body of water were he does his fishing activities.
The use of open space and not toilet comes with its attendant health implications
Apart from the excretion or poo in the river, like it is done in this riverine community, statistics shows that 47 million Nigerians use Bush parts, highways, open drainages rocks and open ground as their toilet.
India is the world’s capital for open defecation at the moment. The country has however set a target to end the disgusting act by October 2019, which automatically means Nigeria may just be sliding into that unpleasant position
A Nigerian feces collector, igwe Nicholas says the country’s position is not the problem, but whether government muscle the will to build a stronger public, private collaboration to raise the needed 900 billion naira to meet the 2025 target to end open defecation in Nigeria
As Nigeria counts days on days before October 2019 when,if urgent steps are not taken, she is likely to become the world capital of feces, passionate appeals for action by locals like those in this riverine community may just be the needed push to get the country out of such inglorious position