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Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido has reportedly angered the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), who are prepared to wage war with him over his alleged support for a 45-year-old non-student, Tijjani Usman, who is parading himself as NANS president.
The legitimate President of NANS, Comrade Ali Wali, who was duly elected by Nigerian students to represent them reported that Governor Sule Lamido was using Tijjani Usman to work against the transformation agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan by turning Nigerian students against him.
He said Governor Lamido’s grand plan was to ensure that President Jonathan no longer enjoys the tremendous support of the students, by mobilising student protests against government policies and programmes, especially in the education sector, thereby, damaging the President’s popularity and credibility.
Comrade Wali said it was unfortunate that Governor Sule Lamido was using religion and tribe to pursue his 2019 presidential ambition, saying such act was unexpected of a leader who professed patriotism and commitment to the growth and development of the country.
“Tijjani Usman is a 45-year-old non-student who is not a registered student of any tertiary institution in Nigeria. NANS has discovered that Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido and his cohorts are sponsoring him to cause division among Nigerian students, especially students from the North.
“They are using religion and tribe to cause crisis in the students union. As enlightened youths of Nigeria, we will not fold our arms and allow that to happen. They will not succeed in their evil plan; not while we are still at helm of the students body.
“As NANS President, I call on all our students across the country to rise up against the likes of Governor Lamido, who have obviously declared themselves enemies of the state, and do not want the development and progress of our dear country. We will remain united against such forces of destruction,” Comrade Wali said.
He further disclosed that NANS would be organising a 10-million-man march to the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), as part of its solidarity and support to the anti-graft body’s fight against corruption.
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Chris Brown and Karrueche are certainly addicted to each other. Break up, diss each other and make up. What an interesting couple!
Today the on-again off-again couple were spotted together in LA. Brown was photographed (picture shown above) walking the dog he allegedly gave to Karrueche as a Christmas present.
The excitement around Globacom’s season of abundant rewards for customer loyalty takes a huge leap as the Glo CAF Awards draws near. Glo subscribers have a chance to win a brand new Mercedes G-Wagon as grand prize, anall-expense paid trip for 10 subscribers to the UK to watch a live Manchester United match and N10,000 airtime for 1000 subscribers.
"In a swift reaction to Buhari's comments,First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan, emphasized the importance of the office of the First Lady in the Nigerian politics, saying that the office has been an avenue for mobilizing women for mass participation in politics.
“It is not our portion to go back to the kitchen. We have women that are capable. We can contribute our quota to the development of Nigeria".She also told the women not to vote for any politician who doesn't respect women.
Owed salaries for four months by Governor Gabriel Suswam, Benue workers said they were not complaining and were celebrating Christmas today in high spirit in spite the state government’s inability to pay their salaries.
The workers according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) are even snubbing a strike call by the local chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress.
Instead, NAN reports, the workers said they were not happy that the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) was trading their welfare for political benefits.
“Comrade Simon Anchaver‘s leadership of the state NLC has shown clearly that it is not capable of fighting for workers’ welfare.
“First, Anchaver used NLC chairmanship position and the workers welfare to bargain for his 2015 governorship ambition which he eventually lost to Prince Terhemen Tarzoor.
“ He contested election without resigning his appointment with the state Ministry Agriculture because of his closeness to the governor.
“He does not have the interest of the workers at heart; all he does is look for ways of enriching himself and build his political career,” a teacher in Gboko Local Government said.
Suswam: his workers said they are Ok, though unpaid
The teacher, who pleaded anonymity, criticised the NLC leadership in the state for failing to support them at the expense of their personal ambitions.
“NLC in Benue has become a political party where only party issues are being discussed instead of the welfare of members.
“Can you imagine that the NLC chairman, on December 24 at about 4:00 pm, ordered all workers to embark on a three-day warning strike should the government fail to pay salaries?
“Anchaver declared strike when he knew very well that the Federal Government had declared December 25 and 26 as public holidays to mark the commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
“We are tired of the situation and want the national body of the NLC to wade into the matter to enable us to get our monthly salaries”.
He also appealed to the national leadership to urge President Goodluck Jonathan to call Gov .Gabriel Suswam to order.
Another teacher from Makurdi Local Government, who for fear of reprisal preferred anonymity, berated the leadership of the NLC in Benue for failing to fight for workers’ rights.
She said that the NLC’s leadership had chosen to involve itself in politics thereby abandoning its primary responsibility of fighting for workers’ welfare.
Efforts to contact Comrade Anchaver proved abortive.
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Have a wonderful celebration..
Nollywood Star actress Genevieve Nnaji, has finally stepped out with her parents Mr and Mrs Theophilus Nnaji. The Nnaji family were seen over the weekend during the wedding ceremony of Onyinye, the daughter of Innoson Group Chairman Chief Innocent Chukwuma, and her husband Emeka Onwugbenu, the son of Louis Carter Group Chairman. The church service which was held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Victoria Island, Lagos, had the gathering of who’s-who in Nigeria with Igbo billionaires in attendance.
Christmas is coming a day early in Benue courtesy PDP governorship candidate, Rt Hon Terhemen Tarzoor as 2face, D’banj, Banky W, Gordons and a host of other people will be serenading thousands of youths in an event tagged Christmas Live in Benue.
The event is organized by Dream Pointers International Limited and will be taking place at IBB Square, Makurdi, Benue State.
The event is free for all to attend and will also witness a host of budding stars from Benue gracing the stage.
Date: Wednesday, 24 December, 2014
Time: 7PM
Venue: IBB Square, Makurdi, Benue State
For more information please call 08146838627 or email dreameventsnigeria@yahoo.com
Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola and his C.R.K teacher of 38 years just reunited. Mrs. Felicia Iyabode Adefunke Akinola was Fashola's teacher in 1976 at Birch Freeman High School, Surulere.
They reunited for the first time in 38 years following the Governor’s invitation.
Mrs Felicia was so proud of meeting her student.
21 Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] governors mounted the rostrum Saturday night at the presidential villa in Abuja and announced N1.05 billion in donation to the PDP,each gov gave N50m.but back in their respective states, school teachers and other state workers were enduring their second or third month of work without pay.
In some states, the indebtedness to workers stretched a year.
As representatives of 21 Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] governors mounted the rostrum Saturday night at the presidential villa in Abuja to announce N1.05 billion in donation to the PDP, back in their respective states, school teachers and other state workers were enduring their second or third month of work without pay.
In some states, the indebtedness to workers stretched a year.
In Ebonyi, authorities owed teachers under the Universal Basic Education scheme nearly 12 months of salaries.
In Abia State, secondary school teachers were last paid in August, while primary school teachers have been owed since October.
In Akwa Ibom State, the nation’s leading oil producer which draws more than triple of what other states receive from the federation account monthly, local government staff were on strike. Before the strike, they were forced to receive half salaries for several months, while authorities claimed they had no money.
In Cross River, the situation had worsened after months of indebtedness that state-run television, the Cross River Broadcasting Corporation, CRBC, shut off production last week.
The station remains off air till date. Other staff fortunate to have received reasonably up-to-date pay, have yet to be paid for November.
But on Saturday night, Cross State governor, Liyel Imoke, stood next to his Bauchi State colleague, Isa Yuguda, as Mr. Yuguda announced to a gleeful president and a shocked nation how the 21 governors who had been struggling to pay salaries long before the present oil crisis, rallied N50 million each in donation to the PDP.
“We may do more in future, but that is what we were able to raise for now,” Mr. Yuguda assured.
In all, the PDP and the president raked in over N21 billion, with donations coming from government contractors, nameless associates, and Tunde Ayeni, the head of Skye Bank, who has bought a string of government assets, including the mega telecoms carrier, NITEL/MTEL, in a process that has already become controversial.
On Monday, Arabian Amlak Investment Limited, one of the 22 companies that bid for NITEL, filed a legal challenge, saying the Nigerian government, through the Bureau of Public Enterprises, deliberately skewed the privatisation process to favour Mr. Ayeni’s company.
As chairman of the PDP fund raiser, Mr. Ayeni donated N2 billion. He announced that he was donating N1 billion on behalf of himself and an unnamed partner, and another two billion on behalf of his friends. After a while, Mr. Ayeni returned to the podium to announce another donation of half a billion naira on behalf of himself and other players in the country’s power sector.
A former Information Minister, Jerry Gana, announced a donation of N5 billion, again, on behalf of his unnamed friends and associates in the power sector.
Other major donors were oil and gas operators– N5 billion; players in Real Estate and Building – N4 billion; Transport and Aviation – N 1billion; Food and Agriculture – N500 million; Power – N500 million; Construction – N310 million; Road Construction – N250 million; National Automotive Association – N450 million; Shelter Development Limited – N250 million; and SIFAX group – N100 million.
But the governors’ donations stood out for many reason, including the fact that workers in many of their states remain without pay for months even with Christmas and New Year around the corner.
In Plateau State, under Jonah Jang, workers are currently owed three months of pay. In Ondo State, Governor Olusegun Mimiko has also failed to pay secondary school teachers and other categories of workers for the last three months.
In Benue State, workers have been at a longstanding confrontation with the governor, Gabriel Suswam, who has yet to pay them for close to 5 months.
In Ebonyi, authorities owed teachers under the Universal Basic Education scheme nearly 12 months of salaries.
In Abia State, secondary school teachers were last paid in August, while primary school teachers have been owed since October.
In Akwa Ibom State, the nation’s leading oil producer which draws more than triple of what other states receive from the federation account monthly, local government staff were on strike. Before the strike, they were forced to receive half salaries for several months, while authorities claimed they had no money.
In Cross River, the situation had worsened after months of indebtedness that state-run television, the Cross River Broadcasting Corporation, CRBC, shut off production last week.
The station remains off air till date. Other staff fortunate to have received reasonably up-to-date pay, have yet to be paid for November.
But on Saturday night, Cross State governor, Liyel Imoke, stood next to his Bauchi State colleague, Isa Yuguda, as Mr. Yuguda announced to a gleeful president and a shocked nation how the 21 governors who had been struggling to pay salaries long before the present oil crisis, rallied N50 million each in donation to the PDP.
“We may do more in future, but that is what we were able to raise for now,” Mr. Yuguda assured.
In all, the PDP and the president raked in over N21 billion, with donations coming from government contractors, nameless associates, and Tunde Ayeni, the head of Skye Bank, who has bought a string of government assets, including the mega telecoms carrier, NITEL/MTEL, in a process that has already become controversial.
On Monday, Arabian Amlak Investment Limited, one of the 22 companies that bid for NITEL, filed a legal challenge, saying the Nigerian government, through the Bureau of Public Enterprises, deliberately skewed the privatisation process to favour Mr. Ayeni’s company.
As chairman of the PDP fund raiser, Mr. Ayeni donated N2 billion. He announced that he was donating N1 billion on behalf of himself and an unnamed partner, and another two billion on behalf of his friends. After a while, Mr. Ayeni returned to the podium to announce another donation of half a billion naira on behalf of himself and other players in the country’s power sector.
A former Information Minister, Jerry Gana, announced a donation of N5 billion, again, on behalf of his unnamed friends and associates in the power sector.
Other major donors were oil and gas operators– N5 billion; players in Real Estate and Building – N4 billion; Transport and Aviation – N 1billion; Food and Agriculture – N500 million; Power – N500 million; Construction – N310 million; Road Construction – N250 million; National Automotive Association – N450 million; Shelter Development Limited – N250 million; and SIFAX group – N100 million.
But the governors’ donations stood out for many reason, including the fact that workers in many of their states remain without pay for months even with Christmas and New Year around the corner.
In Plateau State, under Jonah Jang, workers are currently owed three months of pay. In Ondo State, Governor Olusegun Mimiko has also failed to pay secondary school teachers and other categories of workers for the last three months.
In Benue State, workers have been at a longstanding confrontation with the governor, Gabriel Suswam, who has yet to pay them for months.
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Admission to the Academy is open to both male and female Nigerians of good character.
Application/admission requirements and detailed information are available at the institution’s website: www.nigpoliceacademy.org
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