Wednesday 25 February 2015

ASUP Withdraws Strike Notice

After about five hours meeting with the Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, and members of the House of Representatives Committee on Education, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has suspended its decision to embark on an indefinite strike, scheduled to commence on Wednesday.



The decision, according to the union, was sequel to “fruitful” discussions it had with government and other stakeholders.



Shekarau was said to have ordered the immediate withdrawal of the circular suspending the controversial CONTISS 15 and restoration of union activities in the the Federal Polytechnic, Oko in Anambra State and the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti in Ekiti State.



The Public Relations Officer of ASUP, Mr. Clement Chirman, told journalists on Tuesday after the union’s meeting at the National Assembly that its negotiation team would relay the outcome of the deliberations to the National Executive Council.



The meeting with Shekarau, started by 11am while ASUP ended another meeting with the House of Reps Committee about 7pm on Tuesday.



While calling on ASUP members “to continue to perform their lawful duties,” the chairman said the union and government would continue to dialogue to resolve all outstanding issues.



According to him, the Minister of Education had ordered the immediate withdrawal of the circular suspending the controversial CONTISS 15 and has ordered the restoration of union activities in the the Federal Polytechnic, Oko in Anambra State and the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti in Ekiti State.





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Synagogue: NANS Protest In Lagos, Demands Halt In Coroner Inquest

Activities at the High Court,

Ikeja were yesterday halted

for minutes by the National

Association of Nigerian

Students, NANS when they

protested over the ongoing

coroner inquest into last

year’s collapsed building at

the Synagogue Church of All

Nations, SCOAN which killed

over 100 persons.

This came four months after

the Coroner Inquest set-up by

the State governor,

Babatunde Fashola to

investigate the cause of the

collapsed building.

The students, who were

armed with placards, stormed

the Ikeja High Court chanting

several anti-government

songs to buttress their

demands.

They argued that the Coroner

Inquest was an aberration to

a national disaster, saying

“building collapse is not a

purported act; rather a

natural disaster.”

President of NANS, Ondo

State, Simon Awodola argued

that setting up an inquest

into a natural disaster was to

victimize the church and the

owner, Prophet Temitope

Joshua.

According to him, “Even

setting up coroner inquest is

not acceptable to us. We

believe that there are

corruption, abduction and

other cases that should have

been looked into. But they

were swept under the carpet.

“This is a natural disaster.

Imagine when an earthquake

happens in Alausa who will

Lagos State Government sue

for it. The Lagos State

Government should abolish

the inquest and focus on

other developmental issues.

“We are appealing to the

Federal and state-Ondo and

Lagos-governments to look

into the issue critically and

look into the claim of the

church especially as it

concerns the plane that hover

on the structure before it

collapsed,” he added.

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Stop Changing Surnames Like Pants. Helen Paul Blasts Stella Damasus




Without mincing words, Helen Paul, has hit at Stella Ademinokun for often changing her surname like underwear.

‘Stella Damasus, or Nzeribe, is she not even tired of changing surname? Today she’s Aboderin, tomorrow Ademinokun, only God knows the surname she would answer tomorrow. Well, the good thing is, she hasn’t changed her name ‘Stella’, so we can simply call her Stella easily,” Helen said at the comedy show.

Recall that after the silver screen diva, Stella lost her husband Jaiye Aboderin, some years ago, she went for Emeka Nzeribe, but their relationship did not last long as it ended beyond redemption.



Stella was later accused of snatching the husband of her colleague in the movie industry, Doris Simeon, who was then happily married to Daniel Ademinokun.



Since she allegedly moved in with Daniel Ademinokun in the USA and became his alleged ‘wife’, some people, including her colleagues, have expressed shock over their disappointments on the issue.


Rappers Ice Prince, Phyno And Olamide Set To Release New Song “Get Some Money”




Hip Hop Superstars Ice Prince, Phyno and Olamide have come together for a social awareness cause as they collaborate on a yet to be released song called “Get Some Money“.



The song is an initiative of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria a social enterprise that connects Nigerian youth with ICT-enabled opportunities. This organisation is currently working on a project called #DigitalJobs which aims to provide tens of thousands of Nigerian youths with legitimate jobs on the internet. In order to make this objective a reality they have gotten some of the biggest stars in Nigerian music to encourage Nigerian youths to embrace the #DigitalJobs project and desist from internet fraud.



“Get Some Money” will be officially released on Friday the 27th of February 2015 by 12pm at Paradigm Initiative Nigeria’s social media week Conference tagged “#SMWLAGOSEXPLORE WITH PIN! BEHIND THE SCENE”.


Gunmen Who Abducted American Missionary In Kogi Demand N60 Million Ransom.




The unidentified gunmen who on Monday abducted American missionary,Phyllis Sortor in Kogi state, are demanding are demanding a N60 million ransom for her release.



Kogi state police Commissioner of Police Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi confirmed the development, Daily Post reports.



Sortor was abducted atHope Alive Nursery/Primary School,which she reportedly runs in Emiworo, Ajaokuta Local government Area of Kogi State.


Check Out Behind The Scenes Photos Of Tonto Dikeh New Video.




It’s been a minute that we got new music fromTonto ‘Poko Lee’ Dikeh.



The Nollywood actress and ‘duchess of DB Records’ is ready to release new material for her music career and she is already shooting the video for ‘Sugar Rush’ which is her last single.



The video is directed by Moe Musa with makeup by Chyna Band styling by Jeremiah Ogbodo of Swanky Signatures Styling.



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FIFA Confirms AFCON 2023 Will Be Moved To June, Says Valcke.

FIFA confirms the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will be moved to June because of plans to play the 2022 World Cup in Qatar between end-November and end-December.



The football governing body will not pay compensation to European clubs and leagues unhappy about recommendation for a winter World Cup in the predominantly Islamic Gulf state. It does not plan to apologise for the scheduling, which is expected to disrupt a host of domestic leagues.



World Cup 2022 will be shortened from the usual 31/32 to 28 days as a “concession” to leagues and clubs. The exact dates of the tournament will be on the agenda for the Fifa executive committee (ExCo) meeting in Zurich on 19 and 20 March.




Kolo Toure Celebrates With His Cote d’Ivoire Team-Mates after Their 2015 Triumph in Equatorial Guinea. Image: AFP.



“We have been expecting this decision for some time, but it is going to run late into December and just how close to Christmas it gets is something that needs to be thought through,” said Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke.



Valcke says football confederations are upbeat on the possibility of a 23 December final, although 18 December has also been talked about.



A Fifa task force on Tuesday proposed the 2022 World Cup be moved to the cooler month of November and Decemberto avoid Qatar’s baking summer temperatures.



The 2023 Cup of Nations was scheduled for Guinea in January. The Confederation of African Football and other confederations are understandably fully behind the dates change.



Speaking at a news conference in Doha on Wednesday, Valcke admitted the situation was “not perfect.”



Chairman of the European Clubs Association (ECA), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, in response to the switch said the organisation “expect the clubs to be compensated for the damage that a final decision would cause.



“There will be no compensation,” said Valcke. “There are seven years to reorganise. “Why are we talking about compensation? It’s happening once we’re not destroying football.



“Why should we apologise to the clubs? We have had an agreement with the clubs that they are part of the beneficiaries. It was $40m (£26m) in 2010 and $70m (£45m) in 2014. We are bringing all our people to enjoy the sporting and financial results of the World Cup.”


Newly Commissioned Power Plant By President Jonathan Not Working – Saraki Says




The 750 megawatts Olorunsogo II Power Station that Pres. Jonathan commissioned last Friday Feb. 20th in Olorunsogo, Ifo LGA of Ogun state is allegedly not working. This is according to Senator Bukola Saraki who tweeted that the plant doesn’t have gas to generate power. He also commended the Nigerian military on their recent victories.





Enyimba’s Mfon Udoh Available For Champions League Trip To Parakou.

Enyimba International is expected to name record Glo Premier League scorer, Mfon Udoh in its squad for the Caf Champions League preliminary round reverse against Buffles du Bourgou in Benin Republic this weekend.



The Nigeria international, who became the leading goal-scorer in the history of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) after scoring 23 goals in the 2013/14 season, missed the first leg tie in Abaten days ago.



“Nothing is wrong with Mfon Udoh. He is in fine shape so the fans should not worry,” Enyimba chairman, Felix Anyansi-Agwu, said.




Mfon Udoh Scored a Record 23 Glo Premier League Goals Last Season. Image: Enyimba FC via BackPagePix.



“One thing I do know is that Udoh remains an Enyimba player and all things being equal he would be available for selection in the return leg.”



Enyimba head into the return leg in Parakou- eastern Benin- with a 3-0 goal advantage, courtesy of Daniel Etor, Kingsley Sokari and Peter Onyekachi strikes at the Enyimba International Stadium.


Florida Police Dog Fired From Force After Biting 2 People.




A Florida police dog is being kicked off the force after biting a worker at a doughnut shop and an officer in separate incidents. Yahoo News reports:



Officials say 4-year-old Renzo had been with the Coconut Creek Police Department for more than a year. The Belgian Malinois bit an officer in November while tracking a suspect.



Last week, he burst out of a patrol car and bit a Dunkin’ Donuts worker in the calf.



The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports Renzo and Officer Carl DiBlasi went to the doughnut shop Feb. 11 to meet a police sergeant. The sergeant approached the patrol car and began to pet Renzo.



The dog lunged at her and DiBlasi struggled to restrain him.



Renzo broke away and bit the worker who was nearby.



The retired dog will now live with DiBlasi.


Man Hit And Killed By Train While Posing With Woman For Selfie On Tracks.




A man met his untimely death after he was hit by a train while trying to take a selfie with a woman on train tracks, police in Washington said. Read more as reported by Scoop:



Kalama Police said that the man of Portland, Oregon, was struck and killed by an Amtrak train while he and his friend posed on the tracks in the middle of a trip from Tacoma to Portland.



According to the police investigation, the man stopped at the Kalama River to smoke a cigarette and take photos with the woman on the railroad tracks three miles south of Kalama.



One train approached them around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, and they moved to the other tracks.



However, the two did not realize that the Amtrak train was approaching them.



The train struck the man as he posed for pictures. The woman was unhurt in the incident, but the man died at the scene.


Chris Brown denied entrance to Canada, just hours before concerts


The Canadian government denied Chris Brown entry into the country yesterday just hours before a scheduled performance. Chris took to Twitter to announce to fans...in a dignified manner. He tweeted;

"Unfortunately I will not be able to perform in front of sold out crowds in Montreal & Toronto. The good people of the Canadian government wouldn't allow me entry. I'll be back this summer and will hopefully see all my Canadian fans!"

Chris was scheduled to perform in Montreal yesterday night and Toronto this night. And fans had already bought tickets. Not nice! Die hard Chris Brown fans are now asking the US govt to ban Justin Bieber - who is Canadian - from entry into the US. According to TMZ, Canadian law dictates a person could be "criminally inadmissible" if they have been convicted of a crime involving assault.


Keshi Is Still Waiting For NFF's New Contract Offer

By Johnny Edward:



Stephen Keshi has revealed that he is still waiting for a new contract offer from the Nigeria Football Federation after his three-year deal with the federation elapsed in June.



Keshi, who guided Nigeria to the second round at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil but failed to qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, told Complete Sports that the NFF is being economical with the truth in regarding his contract renewal.



“They have not offered me anything,” he said.



“All I read in the dailies and the media is that I have been offered N5m, N3m and that I will sign a new deal and resume work.



“They want to make Nigerians believe that I don’t want the job and that I’m being difficult to work with but that’s untrue. I’m a professional and I will be ready to work if the terms and conditions are condusive for me and my staff.”



The former Togo and Mali boss, who has been shortlisted for the vacant Burkina Faso post, added that he has not been in contact with the NFF for some time.



“I must state here that I last spoke with the NFF two months ago,” he claims.



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See Where Basketmouth Shopped For Wizkid To Thank Him! (Photo)

Basketmouth headlined his comedy show on February 14th in

London and Wizkid was one of the performers who made the show

rock.

Basketmouth has now taken a trip to the kiddies store to buy a gift

for Wizkid appreciating him for his contribution to his show’s

success.

He captioned it:





After Wizkid blessed my stage with a great performance, it's only proper for me to do a bit of shopping for him @wizkidayo thanks bro.


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Massachusetts Man Packaging And Selling Snow From His Yard.




A Massachusetts man has figure out a way to profit from the several feet of snow in his yard: By shipping it to people in warmer climates for the bargain price of $89 for six pounds. Read more from Yahoo News:



Kyle Waring, of Manchester-by-the-Sea, got the idea while shoveling snow earlier this winter and launched ShipSnowYo.com.



At first he shipped 16.9-ounce snow-filled bottles for $19.99, but he found the snow melted by the time it arrived at its destination. So he came up with a new plan, selling six pounds at a time. He tells Boston.com even if the snow melts a little by the time it arrives, the package can still make 10 to 15 snowballs.



He’s also started offering 10-pound packages for $119.



He says he’ll keep selling until people stop ordering.


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Pictures Of Nigerian Athletics In The Early 20th Century

In the early part of the 20th century, the best athletic performances were to be found at the Nigerian Regiment Sports held annually in Kaduna. The Battalion sports, prior to the Kaduna Meeting, provided an athletic leaven throughout the country at centres such as the ones in Ibadan, Kano and Calabar. These meets produced some exceptionally talented runners like Amadu Panshin of the 4th Battalion (mile and 10 miles cross country)



But it was in the early 1930s that saw the dawn of athletics in Nigeria, especially school athletics. In 1931, the Aionian group of schools in the Western Provinces started its own competition, followed, in 1933 by the inauguration of the Grier Cup Competition also in the West. The Fisher Shield in the East completed the regional cycle of inter school athletic competitions which was rounded off by the HusseySheild competition between teams representing the schools in the North and South of Nigeria.



The Aionian Shield and Grier Cup Competition went from strength to strength: but the Fisher Shield and Hussey Shield Competitions, after reaching a Zenith in 1939 lapsed during the War. No doubt, this period produced some outstanding athletes such as G. A Garrick who created the Nigerian High Jump record in 1938, H. J Ekperigin whose record in Long jump in 1937 was not eclipsed until 1947, Shehu Kafin Madaki's (Shot) , J.K Oye and S Okoro who both dazzled spectators in the pole vault competitions.



The people behind the scenes who did so much to promote Nigerian athletics must not be forgotten. Some of these names Hussey, Grier, Urling -Smith and Fischer were perpetuated in the titles of the competitions ; but there were many others, Mr E.J.H. Bowler who made the magnificent laterite track at Kano for the 1934 Hussey Shield and Mr J. B Gott who undertook the task of collecting and training Northern teams. Behind these two hovered the effervescent spirit of the inimitable Jerry Cornes, one of England's greatest runners. Mr C. T Quinn Young toiled almost single handed to bring prominence to the sport in the East and In the West Mr A.H Clift, Mr A.J Carpenter and Mr Frank Smith work so hard for the sport.



During WW2, The Grier Cup Competition alone managed to keep going. Many of the Army Units held meeting in various parts of the country.



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Christina Milian shows off too much side-boobs at Focus premiere


The singer turned reality star showed off major side boobs in this open blue silk jacket - without a top or bra underneath - at the Focus premiere held at TCL Chinese Theatre in LA yesterday. Christina suffered wardrobe malfunction as the tape she used barely kept her boobs in place. See the tape? More pics after the cut













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