Asuu, SSANU, Resumes Strike On Monday --BREAKING!!!

The Joint Action Committee has directed the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Associated Institutions and National Association of Academic Technologists to resume strike on Monday.

A letter to all the branch chairmen titled, ‘Directives to immediately resume the suspended strike,’ was signed by Samson Ugwoke, SSANU, Chris Ani, NASU and Sani Suleiman, NAAT.

The JAC had claimed that only a ‘pittance’ was given to the three unions out of the N23bn ‘earned allowance’ released by the Federal Government to the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

The union complained that the government failed to explain how the money was shared between ASUU and the non-academic teaching staff unions.

The JAC had claimed that only a ‘pittance’ was given to the three unions out of the N23bn ‘earned allowance’ released by the Federal Government to the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

The union complained that the government failed to explain how the money was shared between ASUU and the non-academic teaching staff unions.

The strike notice read, “Please, recall our last correspondence to you in which we informed you of the letter written to the Minister of Education rejecting the allocation made by the office of the Permanent Secretary and signed by the PS himself. 


 In the said letter, the Federal Government was given seven days to explain the criteria for the said allocation and do the needful. The deadline has elapsed without any response from the Federal Government of Nigeria.

“In view of the above therefore, you are hereby directed to resume the suspended indefinite strike action as from 12 midnight, Sunday, 3rd December, 2017.

“During this period, the strike shall be total and comprehensive.  

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How To Make Money With ALAT By Wema Bank

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Woman Kills Baby With Hot Water Immediately After Delivery

There was confusion on Omohwovo Street, Iwhrekpokpo community, in the Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, after a physically challenged woman allegedly killed her own baby hours after delivery.

The accused, identified simply as Elohor, was alleged to have given birth to the baby boy on Monday in her apartment, where she stayed with her mother, without any medical aid.

The cry of the newborn baby was said to have attracted neighbours, who immediately rushed to the apartment to offer assistance to the new mother.

The mother of the physically challenged woman was said to be away when she put to bed.

Elohor, who neighbours said was a plantain chip seller in her late 20s, was alleged to have killed the baby before the following morning, and lied to neighbours that the baby’s father took him away.

The identity of the man responsible for the pregnancy had remained unknown before she put to bed on Monday.

However, neighbours, who were not satisfied with the explanation, questioned her sibling.

It was then revealed that the baby had died in the night after the mother allegedly forced hot water into his mouth before suffocating him to death.

A resident, Simon Ohwo, who took to Facebook to decry the incident, said, “After the celebration (of the baby’s birth), everyone went home, leaving Elohor and her sibling, since the mum was not around that day, hoping to check on her in the morning.

“…the neighbours came in the morning to see how she and her baby were doing, only to find out that there was no baby anywhere. They asked Elohor about the child; she claimed that the father came late in the night and took him away having noticed that the child was not breathing well.

“The neighbours could not believe the story Elohor gave and decided to interrogate her. She held on to the same story. But one of them suggested that the sibling would give a better version of what actually happened to the child.

“The sibling said late in the night when everyone was gone, Elohor boiled water and forced it on the child to kill him, but the child could not take much which ended up burning the mouth of the day-old child. When the child defied death, she took a rag and tied it around his nose and mouth, which suffocated him to death.”

Ohwo added, “When she noticed that the child was dead, she put the corpse in a sack filled with refuse and plantain peels, and then gave it to a man to dispose of early in the morning as refuse.”

Sources gathered that following the confession, neighbours searched all the surrounding dumps in the area, and the corpse of the day-old baby was found with bruises in various parts of his body.

The baby’s mouth was said to have been severely burnt.

It was gathered that the suspect was handed over to operatives of the ‘B’ Division, Ughelli, for further investigation.

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Ex President Congratulates Wizkid On His On His MOBO Award

The emergence of Ayodeji Balogun aka Wizkid at the recently concluded MOBO awards as Best international act has elicited responses from all corners of the country and from different members of the society

One of such persons is Former President Goodluck Jonathan who through his Facebook page praised Wizkid for making the country proud.
In his tweet:

In his words "When Nigeria does well, I cannot help but feel well. My happiness is tied to the happiness of Nigeria and when Nigerians break records and take the name of Nigeria to greater heights it exhilarates me. Thank you Wizkid for raising Nigeria’s flag high for the positive, not the negative. Your emergence as the Best International Act at the #MOBOAwards is a proud moment for Nigeria. And the fact that you emerged over JAY-Z and Drake makes it even more celebratory. WELL DONE. GEJ.”

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Travis Scott Taking Advice From Kanye West On How To Handle Kylie Jenner Pregnancy Hormones

Travis Scott, 25, about to become a daddy for the first time, has been running to Kanye West, 40, for all the details on how to handle Kylie Jenner's pregnancy hormones.

Being that Kanye helped his wife Kim Kardashian, 37, with two pregnancies. 

“Travis has been getting tips from Kanye on the best way to help Kylie get through this, basically how to handle her pregnancy “Kim’s pregnancies were both very tough and Kanye struggled at first to say and do the right things. 

Kanye’s big piece of advice for Travis was that no matter where he is in the world Kylie needs his attention more than anything, and he has to be reliable.

 So presently, every morning she wakes up to a message from him and then they usually FaceTime while she lays in bed. And it’s the same every night, even if he’s working in the studio when Kylie’s ready to go to bed she texts him and he’ll step out and take twenty minutes to talk to her. He is very reckful. And she gets flowers from him practically every day.

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Justin Bieber Actualize The impact of Selena Gomez In His Life After Being Apart

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez spent Thanksgiving apart, but absence only made his heart grow fonder! Here’s why the temporary separation benefitted them.

Selena Gomez, 25, and Justin Bieber, 23, — Sel jetted to Texas to be with her family, and Justin Bieber was spotted playing hockey in Canada — but a little bird close to jelena disclosed how the time apart actually made his love for her stronger!

“Justin’s little time away from Sel made him realize how much she actually means to him,” with Selena over the holiday weekend and the time apart was a learning experience for him. Even while having a great time with his friends, Justin found himself thinking about Selena and wishing she was with him.” Aww! So cute! 

That's to say, Justin Beiber  didn’t spend the whole trip wandering around, rather, he used up the opportunity thinking about his feelings for Selena! “He honestly missed being with selena over the holiday weekend and the time apart was a learning experience for him. 

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The Devil In Our Midst-- A Call To End Modern Day Slavery In Sub Saharan Africa

I am not a freedom fighter of some sought, neither am i a political bigwig, a celebrity cum superstar or even a revolutionist. I am not any of these. But just because I am not any of these doesn't necessitate i turn a blind eye to the happenings around and speak against any of which violates humanity. Especially when it concerns young people.

Slave trade is considered to be the worst trade human beings have ever encountered. That is why it was abolished several decades ago by governments and institutions across the world. However this inhumane phenomenon is back. Situated at the north east of Africa Libya is becoming the turntable of the modern slave trade. How does the world get back to this?

Today, hundreds of Africans especially Nigerians are peddled in what could be described as the return of modern day slavery. Are we going to pretend like we don't know what's happening. Well, i'll leave that for you to ponder on. t’s a mass grave that we don’t need the United Nations to verify. Every day an average of 14 migrants, the vast majority from countries in sub-Saharan Africa, die crossing the Mediterranean.

Many more see their European dream turn into a nightmare long before they’re corralled on to flimsy rubber dinghies on Libya’s beaches. They’re the victims of a silent massacre in the Sahara desert – a journey more deadly than the crossing from the coast, according to the International Organisation for Migration.

Come the spring, thousands of migrants and refugees fleeing poverty and violence will die in Libya, but I doubt you’ll hear much about it. Compassion fatigue has set in. The numbers have become too big to comprehend. It’s an old story; we feel numbed by the now familiar news images of men huddled together on boats. Maybe it’s because they’re African and have been written off as “undeserving economic migrants”. These are the people some of our political leaders have in mind when they talk of swarms, plagues and marauders. The understandable focus on Syrian refugees has taken the spotlight away from the more dangerous route to Europe through the Mediterranean
Or maybe it’s because, with three rival governments presiding over anarchy in Libya, and the real power lying in the hands of armed militias, getting inside the country to tell the story is just too difficult and dangerous. One thing is becoming clear – many people have come to see this tragic situation as though it were more a problem for us than for the migrants. We have stopped caring about them. Doyle of New agency made this statement

The slave trade affects women, too. A young woman from Nigeria told me: “As a female, you can’t walk alone in the street. Even if they don’t shoot you, [if] you’re black, they’ll just take you and sell you.” One man, also from Guinea, said that women are more expensive to buy than men.

"In one centre for women in the coastal town of Surman I met Aisha, a young Nigerian. She was bleeding to death after giving birth to her baby girl on the toilet floor. The child died three days later. Since coming home we have tried but been unable to find out what has happened to Aisha. I fear the worst.Even in the worst refugee camps in the world there is often food, medical facilities and aid workers to offer support. In the Libyan detention centres, migrants are locked up and left to rot. It’s a humanitarian disaster with barely any humanitarian organisations there to help."

Women  face shocking levels of sexual abuse. According to a United Nations official, of the migrants and asylum seekers in Libya, “almost every woman” has been sexually abused.

I basically had to scribble this online  because the social media is taking a vast turn and one of the ways  to  effectively eradicate most of the negative norms in our Society is through the social media platform.

Our roles as young people on the social media is to voice against the ills in the society and not to trend irrelevant issues. You might want to ask what is your business with slave trade but hey, you have a role to play.

Let's speak up against this
Thousands sink in the Mediterranean
Hundreds are sold as slaves
Countless are murdered

What's the hope for the average African youth seeking a better life.

#SayNoToModernDaySlavery
#StopTrafficking_of_Migrants
#EndSlaveTrade_in_Libya
#When_will_the_Government_Act

Robert Derek Ukeseya
( The man in the making)
•Pacesetters and Trailblazers Organization

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Photos -- Police Arrest Niger Delta University Students Over Alleged Murder And Robbery

The Police in Bayelsa State have arrested a leader of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Bayelsa State chapter, and seven other undergraduates in connection with the alleged killing of a student.

The Bayelsa NANS leader, Perewari Benjamin, a 400-level student of the state-owned Niger Delta University, Amassoma, was paraded on Monday at the state command’s headquarters in Yenagoa with the other suspects.

They are Asari Enagob, 400 level; Suoguai Bina, 500 level; Ibe Ogbonna, 300 level; Igbanibo Tari, 400 level; Ekperi Kenneth, 400 level; Kemefie Ebimene, 200 level, all of the Niger Delta University.

The eighth suspect, Chukwuma Lawrence, is an HND 2 student at the Imo State Polytechnic.

The state Commissioner of Police, Asuquo Amba, lamented the involvement of the students in the alleged murder, adding that they were arrested for armed robbery and suspected cult activities.

The commissioner said on November 26, three drivers – Ayo Kehinde, Jamiu Salahudeen and Nwanya Chinonso – reported to the police that the suspects (students) hijacked their vehicles and robbed them at gunpoint.

He claimed that the suspects robbed Kehinde of one Techno phone, valued at N10,000 and the sum of N50,000 cash, while they dispossessed Chinonso of N1,600 cash.

Amba said the police recovered arms and ammunition from the suspects, including two locally-made single-barrelled pistol; two live ammunition; five 9mm live ammunition and some charms.

On the incident that led to the death of the unnamed student of Federal University, Otuoke, Amba said, “The incident occurred at the Zone B Election for Coordinators of NANS at the Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State, between November 25 and November 26.

“Students representing universities and higher institutions in the South-South Zone resorted to the use of firearms, which led to the death of the student. The students also involved themselves in robbery against innocent citizens.

“This leaves one to wonder about the future of our great nation. The development calls for a drastic action to curb this menace and a complete reorientation of our youths.

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Amidst Corruption Claims -- Zimbabwe Declares Mugabe's Birthday A Public Holiday

Zimbabwe has officially declared 21 February to be Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day, thereby making the former president’s birthday a public holiday, the Herald newspaper reported.

Calls for the former president’s birthday to be made a national holiday were adopted by the government in August, following intense lobbying by the Zanu-PF Youth League, the Herald reports. The decision was officially recorded on Friday, it adds.

Last week, President Mnangagwa said the former president needed to be given the respect and recognition he deserved as one of the founders and leaders of Zimbabwe. “To me personally, he remains a father, mentor, comrade-in-arms and my leader,” he said during his acceptance speech at his inauguration on Friday.

Reports that Mugabe was granted $10m (£7.5m) to ease him out of office have not been confirmed. There is speculation as to whether Mnangagwa will select a broad-based government or keep figures from the Mugabe era. He is expected to form a cabinet this week. Mugabe resigned last week after a military intervention and days of mass protests.

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Couple Murdered In Cold Blood For Marrying Without Permission In Pakistan

Pakistani police said yesterday they have arrested ten people for killing a newly-wed couple who entered into a free-will marriage in the southern port city of Karachi.

Police officer Qasim Hameed said that Abdul Hadi, 24, and Hasina Bibi, 19, were killed by relatives last week for marrying without permission from their elders earlier this month. Qasim said Hadi’s father and nine other relatives were arrested after the couple’s bodies were found in a local graveyard on Sunday. He said Bibi’s father has absconded.

He added that the men confessed to murdering the couple with knives upon the orders of a “Jirga,” or tribal council, for dishonoring their Pashtun culture. Nearly 1,000 Pakistani women are killed by close relatives each year in so-called honor killings.

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Photos --Amassoma Thief Caught Trying To Navigate His Way Into A Student's Room

Could we describe this as a case of luck out of the heavens or judgement day. Well, a young thief was apprehended in the early  hours of today at Amassoma Town where  the Niger Delta University is situated.

According to a reliable source who was supposed to be the victim of the robbery, the  thief tried to get into her house through the window but met his Waterloo while getting through.

According to her , "Hmm a thief in my house I'm grateful to God for giving me the courage to hold him down help me and thank God ooo but I pity the boy sha see beating"



She further said an indigene of Amassoma  whoose identity was to be ascertained claimed that the thief was her brother's son and therefore pleaded that they should go about handling the matter with caution.

We however don't know what will become of the boy who has been subjected to serious beating and corporal punishments since the incidence occurred.

More photos below

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