THE FATE OF THE AVERAGE NIGERIAN YOUTH IN PRECARIOUS TIMES LIKE THIS

The night crawled by gently like dripping raindrops, the moon set in place, birds chirping happily and the stars set in array in their galaxies. It was a cool and beautiful night with dark shades around the corners of the street. In one of those corners, a dim light revealed a tall,
muscular and dark figure in a frantic rush to get home. His name is John and from his looks, one would ascertain that he isn’t a happy youth. Having been raised in a poor family with no formal education, he grew up always feeling odd and different from other kids in his slum. In that little darkness, John managed to find his way home. With his heart so heavy and burdened with the daily challenges of life, he couldn’t sleep throughout the night. The sad
memories of his upbringing, poor family background and no formal education kept flooding his mind.

So frustrated with his poor life, he decided to take the rage on his poor father who laid peacefully in the sitting room in a deep sleep.
For a while, John thought to himself “ of what other way can I get out of this miserable life than ending the life of the one person who
brought me into it”?

He summoned up courage, took a bold step towards his sleeping father and with a cutlass in his right hand butchered the old man to death while he slept peacefully. It was only after his arrest and the pronouncement of the
death sentence penalty in a court trial did John realize that he was responsible for his own life and the direction it led him to. These were his own very last statement before he went to join his father
 “ if only I knew what I know now, that I was responsible for the way I responded to situations around me, I would still have my father alive and I would have been a better
contributor to the society”.

As a young Nigerian youth and a potential leader, I sit quietly sometimes pondering and asking myself some questions about the fate of
the common Nigerian youth in this precarious times we are. As a growing leader who spends some time thinking about the fate of our future leaders, it never ceases to amaze me how things have suddenly changed.

What keeps me awake some nights is the level of moral decadence that has befallen us in our society, the high-handedness and corruption
in virtually all sectors of our economy. This leaves me asking one question; what happened to our values? What has gone wrong with the same good values we are supposed to uphold and pass on to the future generations? What has our schools and churches been teaching to our young ones? What has the family which is the basic unit of the society been doing to bring up our children in a rightful way?

The average Nigerian youth is taught to make it by hook or crook. Why the decay in our morals and values? Nigeria is a land flowing with
milk and honey, blessed with a lot of natural and Intellectual resources. But why do our Secondary schools have to engage in examination malpractices? Do our teachers also forget to instruct students of such schools that it is evil to indulge in such acts? Or do the School management indulge in this act just to promote the name of the School and make some money?
What about our University education? The misappropriation of funds, corruption in offices,
sorting of courses and the sexual harassment of female students by lecturers. One of my lecturers once told me of how good and peaceful this country used to be in the 1980s. Does any Nigerian youth feel the pain I feel
when I see things go the wrong way? I know there are some people who feel the same way.

This is a wakeup call to all Nigerian youths. The truth remains that we cannot become the great future leaders of tomorrow if we do not first re-examine our lives, our society, we need to take an inward look at our values. We need to have a rethink and ask ourselves if this is
the kind of country we want to leave for our children and great- grand children. This
is no time to recount blames. Even though some of our leaders in the past didn’t perform well and probably things got bad, does that
mean we will accept it whole heartedly? No, evil only prevails where good people do nothing.

I see a calamitous end for our Nation, our land, our youths and our children if something drastic is not done to remedy the current
situation of things. This is a call for effective leadership from the Nigerian youths, a call to serve our Fatherland, a call to move this
country to a higher ground and a call to have a happy end.
If you are touched as a Nigerian youth reading this, I think you need to act. This Nation is falling apart, it is up to the youths to assemble every facets. The idea is not to abscond from the country, but to stay back and fix it. We have to fix to fix back our country, we have to take
initiative. It is up to the Nigerian youths to move this country forward.
 It is in us, we have to take the risk and make this Nation a great one indeed. Not just
for ourselves but for our generations to come. It is not enough to attend a university to earn a degree; it has to reflect in our daily lives, in the
way we relate with one another and also in our various leadership positions.

After all, in the end, the Ultimate question wouldn’t be how much properties, certificates or money we acquire but how we effectively managed the resources at our disposal to touch people’s lives.
Wake up Nigerian Youths! The time to act is now!


Compiled by Ochuehi Chukwuma Franklin.



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PHOTO: UNBELIEVABLE; A Feather Growing Out Of A Baby's Neck...

Aaron and Emma Whittington rushed their 7 month-old daughter Mya to the hospital after finding a bump on the side of her neck that was swelling at a rapid rate. Doctor’s admitted
little Mya and watched as a two inch feather forced itself out of the little girls neck.

Aaron Whittington, 26 spoke with ABCNews.com and said, “We were just pretty much in disbelief. I was at work and my wife
noticed that the left side of her neck had started to swell, and she called me at work and asked if we should take her to the emergency room.”

The couple decided to wait and see what happened, by the next morning they knew they had to take Mya to the hospital.
“Sunday morning, when we work up, it had doubled in size and there was a pimple looking thing on the end of it.”

“We were looking at it and going, ‘There’s no way this is a swollen gland’.” When Mya was first admitted into the hospital, doctors thought she had a staph infection in one of her lymph nodes.

 However,after attempting to drain the “bump”, nothing came out of it. Several hours later, Aaron Whittington noticed what he thought was a “half-inch string” protruding from the bump. He immediately contacted the doctor to take a look.

“The pediatrician threw on gloves and she pulled out a 2-inch feather and she’s like, ‘It’s a feather.’ And we’re like, ‘What do you mean it’s a feather’?”

“As far as how the feather got into the side of the neck, our doctors say we’ll probably never really know. But her best guess is that she either inhaled it or tried swallowing it and it
got lodged in the throat somewhere, and the body, just being crazy, just started to reject it and force it out the side of her neck.”

According to Aaron Whittington, Mya is “almost 100 percent recovered. We’ve been extremely, extremely surprised” by all of
the media attention. “We’ve gotten stories in Kenya, India, the U.K. It’s really crazy”

Doctors expect Mya Whittington to make a full recovery. They do not expect her to need surgery as they believe her body will heal on its own.

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Photo: Mrs Dora Akunyili Now Emaciated After Battling Illness

Ex-NAFDAC DG Mrs Dora Akunyili made her first public appearance yesterday at the National Conference in Abuja after going through an undisclosed ailment that nearly claimed her life. Mrs Akunyili confirmed to reporters that she just came out of a major illness but she was well now and just needed time to put on some weight. Get well soon, and may God be with u...

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Pictures Of Genevieve's Daughter Dazzling With Beauty

Super beauty I must say, just like the mother. See more pics after the cut...

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Malaysia Govt. Offers $5000 Compensation To Relatives Of Passengers

The Malaysian Government has offered $5000 each to families of those who lost their lives in the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 which crashed into the Indian Ocean over two weeks ago. The government also stated that they will be paying more if need be...

Is this really the right thing to do? Are they being insensitive to the pains of the families affected? What's your take on this development?

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Build a Stronger Relationship: 10 Tips to Deepen Trust

Trust is the bedrock for building a strong relationship. However, lack of trust is one of the most common themes to surface in most
relationships. If you are struggling with the issue of trust in your relationship below are some tips to help you develop greater trust with your partner.

Trust means that you have placed your confidence and faith in your partner, and that you expect honesty, integrity, loyalty, and respect to be at the center of your relationship. You also expect your partner to keep promises and confidences, and to stay with you when the going gets tough.

Your trust should always be earned; you should not give it to another lightly. When you first met your partner, you probably shared information that helped you to figure out whether or not he or she was “worthy” of your trust and of your heart. As you got to know your partner better, you most likely shared more vulnerable information about yourself, expecting that he or she would hold this most precious part of you in a place of safety and love. At some point, however, your wonderful partner may have either said or done something that triggered you and your trust was broken.

We are all inherently complex beings who bring our past experiences, hurts, fears and expectations into every new relationship we enter. Sometimes our woundedness spills over
into our relationship and we lose our ability to feel safe in our relationship – regardless of whether or not our partner actually “deserved” our lack of trust.

If you would like to deepen the trust between you and your partner, please try these 10 tips:

1. Keep what your partner tells you within the confines of your relationship. Telling others what your partner has shared with you in confidence destroys trust.

2. Don’t rely on email, phone calls and texts to communicate with your partner. Spend time communicating face-to-face. Communicating in person will help each of you to build a greater sense of security as you become more open and vulnerable with one another.

3. Consider your partner’s interests. The more you do for him or her, the more he or she will know that they can count on you and that you have their best interests at heart. If your partner feels like they can count on you, it will make it much easier for them to share the more vulnerable parts of themselves with you.

4. Follow through with the little promises that you make. For example, if you say that you will call or be some place at a certain time, be sure that you do these things. Small actions
matter toward helping you to build a strong foundation of trust.

5. Learn to apologize when you make a mistake or disappoint your partner. An authentic apology should be sincere and from
the heart. To be truly meaningful, take responsibility for your actions and reassure your partner that you understand how your
action impacted him or her.

6. As you learn more about your partner, allow yourself to share more personal information and history with him or her. Aim for balance between how much each of you shares, since trust is not built if only one person shares.

7. Spend time together doing things that make each of you happy. Since you are two different people, you will naturally like some different things. Being open to a new experience that your partner brings to you will build the bond between you and trust will follow.

8. Practice forgiveness when you are upset with your partner, and let go of a hurt after the two of you have talked it through. Receiving a sincere apology builds trust in an important way.

9. Take some time away from your partner to check in with yourself, and get some feedback from your trusted friends or relatives. By taking space and speaking with a trusted friend or relative, you may gain a new perspective about your relationship. For example, you may discover that you have been pushing aside information about your partner that tells you this person cannot be trusted. On the other hand, you may discover that your
partner is ultimately worthy of your trust.

10. Trust can fluctuate over time as each of you experiences the bumps of life. Reassure each other that your love and safety are still intact. This will further strengthen the foundation of trust between the two of you.

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Graphic Photo: Girl Mutilates Another Girl Over Love Affair With Her Man

Some girls can really go the extra mile to protect their interest....A teenage girl named Funmilola has been arrested by the Nigeria police after she attacked another teenage girl with a sharp object, slashing her neck, after accusing her of dating her boyfriend.

15year old Haliya Odunaya (pictured above), who is a senior secondary student is currently receiving treatment at Stars Clinic on Apapa Road in Ebute Matta after the brutal attack left her fighting for her life.
Her attacker, Funmi, who is said to be a little older that Haliya had warned her to steer clear of ‘her man’ or prepare to pay for it. On Saturday March 15th, Haliya paid, and paid big time.
 After Funmi heard that Haliya and her boyfriend had met up that day, she went to Haliya’s house to confront her. And that was
where the attack took place.

Narrating what happened that day with reporters, Haliya denied having an affair the man in question.
      “I was coming from where I went to buy something that night when Funmilola met me at the end of the street. She started pushing me and insulting me but I did not utter a word. When I entered our house, she stood outside and was shouting at the top of her voice heaping insults on my parents and I. “At that stage I decided to respond to her threats and
went to meet her to warn her against insulting my mother. After I had told her my mind, I turned to go back into our building and that was when she (Funmilola) dragged me back and produced a sharp object from under her cloths and attacked me with it,” Haliya said...

Haliya was left there in the pool of her blood until neighbours rushed her to the hospital. Doctors say she’s is lucky to be alive. Meanwhile, the man has since denied dating both young girls.

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Stella Damasus Closes Her Facebook Accounts Due To Fraud

Veteran Nollywood actress — Stella Damasus announced yesterday afternoon that she has shut down all her Facebook accounts because of impersonators swindling innocent people of their hard earned money through the accounts.

Stella Damasus says she prefers to shut down the accounts, than for her fans to be cheated.

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CONFUSION: How 4 Men Took Turns defiling 12-Year-Old Girl, Got Her Pregnant

Man's inhumanity to man. Kehinde Williams, a 12- year old pupil was alleged defiled by four men who are her father’s tenants and now she is pregnant.
Kehinde was defiled repeatedly at different times mostly on her mother’s bed by Shaibu Isiaka, 29; John Obah, 30; Vincent 28, who are now in police custody while the remaining one identified as Idris, is currently on the run.

This abuse has been going on and would have gone unnoticed if Kehinde hadn’t gotten pregnant. The victim who lives with her mother in Oworonshoki, a suburb of Lagos State lost her father last year January and her mother, Mrs. Shade Williams who is a petty trader has been the one taking care of her and her two siblings.

Speaking with journalist, Mrs Williams said, she didn’t notice the changes in her daughter that suggested she was pregnant.

“ I didn’t notice the change but had observed that her buttocks were getting fatter and I thought the food she was eating has started manifesting in her adding some flesh. Apart from the food she was eating at home, whenever she was going to school, I used to give her much money so that she would not be
interested in what other pupils were buying or eating. I do everything to make her happy and comfortable. Nothing like pregnancy ever came to my mind; I never imagined such
because each time I asked her the last time she saw her monthly menstrual period, she told me, last month. ”

She said after her neighbours suggested she check her daughter to find out if she’s pregnant, she asked her to urinate into a cup
which she took to a medical laboratory and the result was positive. She then took her for pregnancy scan and the scan revealed that she was already six months pregnant.

Mrs William was further confused when her daughter started mentioning names of the tenants who had been violating her and narrating the whole ordeal.

According toKehinde who said the men used to take turns defiling her when she comes back from school, she didn’t tell her mother of the incident earlier because she was afraid of what her mother would do to her.

The family is now waiting for the baby to be born, to carry out a DNA test to determine who among the four men is the father of the baby.

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Dinosaurs Could Be Brought Back To Life Using Bird DNA, Experts...

Dinosaurs could be brought back to life…using the DNA of birds. In an echo of Jurassic Park, experts believe identifying and altering certain genes found in the DNA of modern birds would
mean genomes of the prehistoric creatures could be engineered 20 million years after they died out.

Oxford biochemist Dr Alison Woollard says it would be theoretically possible to recreate species through the DNA. A mosquito was recently discovered which had the blood of
another animal in its stomach dating back 46 million years.

Dr Woollard said: “We know that birds are the direct descendants of dinosaurs, as proven by an unbroken line of fossils which tracks the evolution of the lineage from creatures such as the velociraptor or T-Rex through to the birds flying around today.

“The most famous of these is the Archaeopteryx, a fossil which clearly shows the transition between feathered dinosaurs and modern birds. “This evolution implies that buried deep within the DNA of today’s birds are switched-off genes that control dinosaur-like traits. “Could we ‘rewind’ evolution by switching these genes back on and using them to guide the development of that bird’s offspring, and its offspring’s offspring, backwards?”
 All animals and plants are related, sharing a common ancestor that lived about 1.6 billion years ago. To make a full genome, scientists would have to combine millions of short fragments of nucleic acids in exactly the right
order, just like putting together an enormous jigsaw puzzle.

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Breaking News: ASUU Strike Is Over.....

Good news!!! After several meetings between the Federal Government and ASUU officials, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have decided to call off the over 5-month old strike. The decision came after the ASUU NEC meeting which held in FUT Minna today monday 16th december 2013 following the outcome of the 13hr marathon meeting with Mr President on 4th November 2013.

After a protracted debate, the federal government and ASUU reached a compromise during a negotiation brokered by president of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Abdulwaheed Omar few days ago.



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Why I Married Him Despite The Fact He Is Younger Than Me - Lola Omotayo Okoye

Peter Okoye of P’Square and Lola Omotayo’s love story is compelling and amazing. The couple have been in a relationship for over eight years before they finally tied the knot on Sunday, November 17, 2013.

There has been a lot of talk and whispers about their marriage, the family issues and the fact that Lola is by far older than Peter Okoye has been trending. But why did she decide to marry someone who’s her junior?

Below is Lola Omotayo’s stand on their age difference…
Lola, who was a Business Development Director at FKG2m a marketing agency in Lagos, had told the story of how she and
Peter met and how the relationship started:

“My agency handles some of British American Tobacco brands and P’Square was doing a show for us at one of our events in Enugu. Though I had met Peter a couple of times before then, at the show there was some chemistry. He asked for my number and I refused giving it to him. I told him ‘if you really want to know me, you have to find my number’. So he took it as a task and found my number and the rest is history.”

Lola, said to be in her 30s then and Peter in his 20s, was not disturbed by the age difference.

Her reason:

“Like I said, Peter is an old soul and he always tells me that I’m like a 23-year-old. Age is just a number. Right now, you can see it around the world. Demi Moore, Usher and some known people. Even in Nigeria here, they are dating people far older than their age. So, we shouldn’t base it on the age factor. He doesn’t make me feel like he’s younger than me.”

Hmmmn, is age really just a number in marriage, especially in Nigeria?

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University Of Abuja Breaks Off, Resumes December 1

Source: daily times

Following this morning’s directive by the Federal Government that all Vice Chancellors of Federal Universities should re- open their
universities for academic activities, the management of the University of Abuja has directed its students to resume academic
activities on Sunday, the 1 of December.
The statement was this morning signed by the University registrar.

Telephone calls to the university’s ASUU chairman Dr. Clement Chup to react to the directive was not answered.

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ASUU STRIKE: FG Declares War On ASUU, Orders Immediate Re-opening Of All Universities

REPORT CULLED FROM THISDAY NEWSPAPER

The Federal Government on Thursday directed the immediate re-opening of all Federal Universities in Nigeria. It also directed that the position of any academic staff who does not
resume by December 4th, 2013 should be declared vacant and advertised.

…Details to follow

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ESUT Pulls Out Of ASUU Strike, Resumes 18th Of November, 2013.

This is to inform members of the public and All Students of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT that, they are hereby directed to Return to campus on Monday 18th November 2013 to complete their second Semester Academic Session as examination Commences Immediately.

Signed ESUT registrar.

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ANAMBRA DECIDES: Mallam Nasir El Rufai Restricted From Leaving His Hotel Room In Awka

As Anambra  people prepares to elect a new face into its government today come 17th march 2014, one of the strong chieftain of APC Mallam Nadir el Rufai who arrived Awka yesterday to monitor the election process has been restricted from leaving his hotel room by the state security operatives.

Mallam Nasir who is still confused about the drama explained that he was accosted by the SSS officers when he arrived Awka yesterday. The officers said they are operating with others from above to protect Mallam Nasir el Rufai. Nasir who came with his own securities declined the protection on the ground that he has enough security.

The security operatives refused to leave the hotel premises and as well barred him from stepping out of his room.

Hmmmmm! There is something fishy here. Is this really a democratic government?

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Controversial Actor Solomon Akiyesi Dresses Up As A Woman For Movie Role

To refresh your memory, Solomon Akiyesi is the Nollywood actor who attempted to marry a woman in Lagos while married to another
woman in Port Harcourt. See more pics after the cut

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Meet The 20yr Old Student Who Won A Prize For Sleeping With 3 Men A Week

Disgusting!!! 20 year old Computer Science
student Elina Desaine is happy to be called the Horniest Student in 2013 after boasting of sleeping with up to three men every week.

The University of Exeter student was named Britain's Horniest Student after entering a degrading online competition where contestants are encouraged to sleep with as many partners as they can. Whoever sleeps with the most partners and can prove it, wins
the competition. Latvian-born Elina won it and received £500 and a year's supply of condoms. Pictured above with Tom Thurlow, the
creator of the website that organized the contest.

Elina proudly wrote on her Facebook page before she won:

‘ I should be the UK’s horniest student because I have sex with at least 2 / 3 different people a week. Sometimes I go clubbing, have sex with someone, and then go back to the club to pick up my second victim. Feeling horny right now, so might just text someone on my ‘shag list’ and do it in the computer room (I’ve done this before, was great!) 'With your help of Alcohol I will be able to become an even Hornier Student! ’

Meanwhile, people are already calling for the
ban of the competition

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ASUU Strike Updates: UNILAG, UI, Others Voted In Congresses To Call Off Strike

Source: Osun Defender

Barring a last-minute change, the National Executive Committee of ASUU will at its meeting on Wednesday night suspend the lingering ASUU strike to allow public university students to return to their classes as reports from the various local congresses of the union today has shown.

Campus Times gathered that at the University, members of ASUU in the University who have been front-liners in the industrial action today accepted the new offer from the FG and voted that the strike be suspend. Other Universities that have so far voted for the suspension of the industrial action are Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Uthman Dan Fodio University Sokoto, Federal University of Technology MINNA, and the University of Lagos. Others are, the University of Calabar, Federal University of Technology Akure, and Ekiti State University.

As of Press time, only the University of Benin has refused to yield to the call that the 4-month old ASUU strike be suspended. It will be recall the the Academic Staff Union of Nigeria Universities (ASUU) has on 1 July, 2013 embarked on an indefinite strike to put pressure on the FG to implement the 2009 agreement it entered into with the Union.

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5-yr-old Girl Burnt To Death In Bayelsa.

According to saturday Vanguard news, the sleepy riverside settlement of Ogbogoro in the outskirts of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital was Thursday night thrown into mourning following the burning to death of a five year old girl in an inferno.

The deceased child, simply identified as Princess, eyewitnesses told Saturday Vanguard, was a daughter of a policeman
attached to the Osiama Division of the State Police Command in Southern Ijaw local government area of the state. It was gathered that the inferno which occurred at about 7.30pm was caused by a burning candle.

Saturday Vanguard learnt that at the time of the incident, the mother of the deceased was in the market selling crayfish while the father was away at his duty post in the creek of the state. It was learnt that the sister to the deceased, who is a Junior Secondary School (JSS) student, had made use of the candle
light in solving her school homework. She was said to have left the candle burning and went out to get some foodstuff for her siblings.

”While she was away, the candle fell and set ablaze the fabrics on the floor of the room. The deceased and her 7-year old brother, Henry, were in the room but attempt by the latter to wake the sister proved abortive,” the source said.

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Anambra State University Named After Late Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu

Anambra State University, Uli has been named after late biafran leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, announced the renaming of the University in a live broadcast on Anambra Broadcasting Service Television ABStv on Friday November 1st. The governor said the university was being renamed in celebration of Ojukwu'sposthumous 80th birthday.

The former military governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria died on November 26, 2011, aged 78.

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PHOTOS: Police DPO Holds G7 Governors Hostage At Kano Govt Lodge In Asokoro

According to a report by Sahara Reporters, the DPO of Asokoro police division, CSP Nnanna Ama, invaded the meeting of the G7 governors at the Kano government lodge in Asokoro, Abuja on sunday.

From Sahara Reporters

"DPO of Asokoro Police division,  CSP Nnanna Ama, in orangepolo shirt barges into G7 governors meeting with a retinue of officers. He is enraged after the governors dare him to do his worst. Seen here telling the governors to remain on their seats. Saharareporters can confirm that the siege is over as the governors are dispersed.
More photos after the cut...

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ASUU Warns FG Against Forced Re-opening Of Universities

According to Vanguard news, AS the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities enters the fourth month, the union has flayed alleged plans by the Federal Government to forcefully order the re-opening
of the universities today, saying this will only complicate the situation.

Chairperson of the Uniport chapter of ASUU, Professor Anthonia Okerengwo, urged the Federal Government to toe the path of honour
in its effort towards resolving the lingering strike.

His University of Benin counterpart, Dr Anthony Money-Emina, described as laughable, reports that President Goodluck Jonathan will order the union members to go back to work today.

Similarly, ASUU, University of Ibadan chapter, through its Secretary, Dr Ayodeji Omole, said such a report would further dent the image of the government as anti-democratic, cautioning President Jonathan to allow a sleeping dog lie by implementing the 2009 ASUU/FGN agreement which the Federal Government had already signed. ASUU vowed that it would not be intimidated into going back to the classroom, “unless our demands are met by the Federal Government.”

ASUU Uniben said that the solution to the current industrial action embarked upon by members was for the Federal Government to
come up with a clear agenda on how to implement the 2009 agreement and the Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, entered
with the union in 2012. Describing as laughable, reports that government will order the union members to go back to work, ASUU urged government to shun “authoritarian approaches to resolving issues in dispute with
the union.”

Money-Emina said, “The attention of our union has been drawn to news report in the media, alleging that the President will direct the
re-opening of Nigerian universities with or without ASUU from Monday.” Professor Okerengwo in a statement said: “Arm twisting has never worked as a dispute resolution strategy. It is unacceptable to the union that while the President has invited the union leadership for a dialogue, some overzealous assistants to the president are clandestinely working to jeopardise the process. The surest and shortest route to industrial harmony in the university system and the fastest approach to revitalising university education is the implementation of 2009 agreement and the 2012 MOU,” the union said.

UI-ASUU, while welcoming an invitation to ASUU for a meeting today, warned that it would be unacceptable to its members if
government failed to come out with a clear agenda for implementing the 2009 agreement.
It said “The attention of our union is drawn to news reports in the media alleging that President Goodluck Jonathan will direct the re opening of all Nigerian universities with or without ASUU.
“We wish to state that while the President had issued an invitation to the leaders of our union for dialogue, it will be unacceptable to our members if government fails to come out with a clear agenda for implementing the 2009 agreement.
“Authoritarian posturing has never solved and will not solve the impasse. We are calling on Mr President to tow the path of honour and respect the 2009 Agreement.”

It sounded a note of warning that “Any proposal not based on a clear acceptance of a framework for implementing the 2009
agreement will, instead, seek to impose a solution regarding the impasse, and will not be a solution to the present crisis.”

Omole said it was laughable that a government which had earlier claimed to have released N100billion has not, in actual fact released even a kobo. He said ASUU as a body of intellectuals, which is ready to pursue the revatilisation of public education in Nigeria will purse same to its logical conclusion even with the stoppage of salaries.

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PHOTO: Tiwa Savage Is Pregnant! Shows Off Her Growing Baby Bump

Wow! Tiwa finally did it with TeeBillz. Tiwa Savage is already carrying their first child. She was spotted at Annie Idibia's baby shower yesterday with her own bump. TeeBillz and Tiwa Savage will be getting married traditionally on 23rd of this month. Shine on Tiwa!

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Delta State Speaker Escapes Assassination

Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei

The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei, yesterday, at Obomkpa in Aniocha North Local Government
Area of Delta State, emerged unhurt after an assassination attempt. However, locally made canon contraptions, which triggered the
explosion, critically injured a female aide to one of the Speaker’s associates.

Ochei, on a routine familiarisation and thank-you tour of his Aniocha North Constituency, had barely finished exchanging pleasantries
with his supporters at the Eke Market square venue, when a loud explosion and its attendant smoke threw the crowd into
pandemonium.

According to an eye-witness, the Speaker had not taken his seat immediately on arrival, as he was busy exchanging greetings when the canon, ignited and propelled from the rear on trajectory to his seat on the front row, was inhibited by chairs which, even though were shattered, provided some cushioning effect.
It was also gathered that the explosives were wrapped in white satin materials, which made detection impossible, as the chairs and tables were also decorated in white materials.

The victim, whose left ankle was badly injured, was immediately rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, but referred to the Delta State University Teaching Hospital Oghara for further medical attention. She was said to be in stable condition just as doctors
were battling to avert amputation.

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Graphic Pics Of Anambra Church Stampede: 28 Died, 200 Wounded... Viewers discretion advised

Punch Report:

About 28 people lost their lives today Nov 2nd during a stampede at the Holy Ghost Adoration Ground, Uke, Idemili North LGA of Anambra State (The Adoration ground after the stampede above

More than 100,000 people were said to be gathered at the venue of the incident, with facilities that can hardly take 5,000 people, when the stampede occurred. The tragic incident has already become political, as the camps of Governor Peter Obi and Senator Chris Ngige are trading blame over the incident. About 200 victims that survived the stampede were taken hospitals in Onitsha and Nkpor where a lot of them were treated and discharged.

The incident occurred shortly after Governor Peter Obi, the governorship candidate for the All progressives Grand Alliance, Chief Willie Obiano; and the National Chairman of APGA, Chief Victor Umeh, among others left the place after an all-night church programme.

Obi, who later on visited hospitals, where the survivors of the stampede were being attended to, promised to set up a panel to investigate the cause of the stampede. The Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Emeka
Chukwuemeka , confirmed the incident but said he could not give figures or state the cause of the incident because investigations were still going on to establish the cause of the incident.

The Founder and Spiritual Director of the Holy Ghost Adoration Centre, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Obinma, a Catholic priest popularly called Ebube Mmuonso (the glory of the Holy Ghost), also went round to see and pray for the survivors. He, however, said he was still too shocked to comment on the incident...see more pics after the cut. Viewers discretion advised

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Davido Speaks On How He Plans To Quit Music At 30

He granted an interview with punch where he said this and more. Wizkid is not a threat to him, Skelewu is already big and some people are just starting out at 30 but he is already a success and threat at 20.

“Wizkid is not a rival. I see nobody as competition or threat. God is behind me, so I just go into the studio, do my music and everything is fine. I develop and write most of my songs in the studio. I’m not afraid of competition or the fact that some person will just appear on the scene and take the shine After all, I did it to some people, so I expect that it is something that must happen to everyone because you can’t be shining forever. But once you are good to others, make good music, have loyal fans, that’s all that matters. Continue below....

I have plans to go into oil and gas business with my elder brother next year. I want to do music for 10 years. By that time, I will be 30,
and free to rest. Some people are just starting out at 30 but I am already a success and threat at 20. Fame at a young age is a plus because I still have like 10 years to ball while some people are just starting at 27 and 30.”

On Skelewu

“The song is big already; so whatever we do people are still going to talk anyway. I shot the video like a movie and there are three videos, so people can watch whichever one they want.If you don’t like the instructional video, you can watch Sesan’s, if you don’t like that one; you can watch Moe Musa’s. If people want, I will shoot one more video, it’s not easy.”

On his Dad

"Yes my father is rich, but the truth is some people only knew who he was after I released my song, ‘Omo Baba Olowo’. I want people to know that the song was not a hit because of my father but because it was dope. I didn’t sing ‘OBO’ because of my father’s wealth – contrary to what people think. My father and family always keep me grounded. They call me from time to time to ask about my welfare. My father actually visits all these blogs to read and see all my nonsense. Just like the typical Yoruba father, he scolds me and whenever he does that, I will say, ‘Daddy cool down, what’s going on, relax.’ Although he is also very proud of me, he is scared and happy for me at the same time.”

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Photos From Iyanya's 27th Birthday Party

Don Jazzy, Dr Sid, Jude Okoye, Timaya, May D, Naeto C, Kay Switch, Teebillz, Freeze of Cool FM and many other stars attended the 27th birthday party of Iyanya which held last night at 31 in Lekki Phase 1. See more pics below...

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