F.G tell polytechnic lecturers to end strike

The Federal Government has urged the Governing
Councils of Federal Polytechnics to prevail on
striking lecturers of the institutions to accept the
offer made them.
The Federal Government had offered N40 billion
for the payment of CONTISS 15 arrears in two
instalments.
The Supervising Minister of Education, Chief
Nyesom Wike, made the call on Friday at a
meeting with the chairmen of the
Governing Councils of Federal Polytechnics in
Abuja on Friday. He said the government was
determined and remained committed to the
payment of CONTISS 15 in two instalments, with
the first in March and the second in November.
He said that the Federal Government’s offer also
applied to striking members of staff of Federal
Colleges of Education.
He said that the two instalments of the payment of
the arrears to both polytechnics and colleges of
education was put
at N40 billion.
At an exhaustive meeting with the Academic Staff
Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, we agreed on the
two instalment payment
of the CONTISS 15.
We have since raised a memo to the President to
this effect. I took the risk of committing
government because we are deeply
worried over the prolonged strike.
Thereafter, ASUP wrote to inform us that they
have rejected this offer.
“Please, as chairmen of Polytechnic Governing
Councils, we ask that you communicate our
commitment to adhering to the schedule of
payment. All the processes are on and we are
committed to resolving the strike action.”
He called on the chairmen of Governing Councils
of Federal Polytechnics to prevail on striking
Polytechnic staff to accept
the offer to pay outstanding CONTISS 15 arrears
in two instalments.
Wike said that their acceptance would lead to the
immediate resolution of the ongoing strike and
stressed that the Federal Government was
unhappy that polytechnic students were at home.
He said that the Office of the Secretary to
Government of the Federation was already
concluding work on the release of the
white paper on the report of visitation panels to
the institutions.
The minister added that work on the Needs
Assessment for polytechnics and colleges of
education were about being concluded.
According to him, the Jonathan administration will
tackle the rot in the institutions the way it is
implementing the Needs Assessment report on
universities.
He, however, appealed to unions of polytechnics
and colleges of education to focus on the welfare
of their members and not on
the appointment of rectors and provosts.
Chief Ebenezer Babatope, Chairman of the
Committee of Chairmen of the Governing Councils
of Federal Polytechnics, commended the
determined efforts of the minister to resolve the
strike by polytechnic staff.
Babatope said that with the detailed briefing by
the minister, the governing councils would inform
staff of their respective
polytechnics on the commitment of the Federal
Government to pay CONTISS 15 in two
instalments.
He said Nigerian polytechnic staff needed to
return to their jobs so that further progress could
be made.

Kim Kardashian says she's "loving being a mom" and want to have more kid for kanye

Kim Kardashian says she's "loving being a
mom" and "it's amazing."
So it may come as no surprise that the
reality star, 33, told Ryan Seacrest
yesterday that while the pregnancy with
North was tough, she wants more kids.
"I love my daughter so much and ... I
want to have more," she said. "But I'm not
going the route my mom did. She is crazy!
When I was giving birth, I looked at her
and said, 'I'm going to buy you a medal,
you deserve a medal for this, six times –
you're crazy.'"

A teeth found on a 4 months old baby brain

A 4-month-old infant in Maryland may be the first
person to have had teeth form in his brain as a
result of a specific type of rare brain tumor,
according to a new report of the case.
The boy is doing well now that his tumor has been
removed, and doctors say the case sheds light on
how these rare tumors develop.
Doctors first suspected something might be wrong
when the child's head appeared to be growing
faster than is typical for children his age. A brain
scan revealed a tumor containing structures that
looked very similar to teeth normally found in the
lower jaw.
The child underwent brain surgery to have the
tumor removed, during which doctors found that
the tumor contained several fully formed teeth,
according to the report. [ 14 Oddest Medical
Cases ]
After an analysis of tumor tissue, doctors
determined the child had a craniopharyngioma , a
rare brain tumor that can grow to be larger than a
golf ball, but does not spread.
Researchers had always suspected that these
tumors form from the same cells involved in
making teeth, but until now, doctors had never
seen actual teeth in these tumors, said Dr. Narlin
Beaty, a neurosurgeon at the University of
Maryland Medical Center, who performed the boy's
surgery along with his colleague, Dr. Edward Ahn,
of Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
"It's not every day you see teeth in any type of
tumor in the brain. In a craniopharyngiomas, it's
unheard of," Beaty said.
Craniopharyngiomas commonly contain calcium
deposits, "but when we pulled out a full tooth...I
think that’s something slightly different," Beaty told
Live Science.
Teeth have been found in people's brains before,
but only in tumors known as teratomas , which are
unique among tumors because they contain all
three of the tissue types found in an early-stage
human embryo, Beaty said. In contrast,
craniopharyngiomas have only one layer of tissue.
The boy's case provides more evidence that
craniopharyngiomas do indeed develop from the
cells that make teeth, Beaty said.
These tumors are most often diagnosed in children
ages 5 to 14, and are rare in children younger than
2, according to the National Cancer Institute.
The boy is progressing well in his development,
the researchers said. However, because
craniopharyngiomas are tumors of the pituitary
gland — a gland in the brain that releases many
important hormones — they often cause hormone
problems.
In the boy's case, the tumor destroyed the normal
connections in the brain that would allow certain
hormones to be released, Beaty said, so he will
need to receive hormone treatments for the rest of
his life to replace these hormones, Beaty said.
"He's doing extremely well, all things considered,"
Beaty said. "This was a big tumor right in the
center of his brain. Before the moderate surgical
era this child would not have survived," Beaty
said.
The teeth were sent to a pathologist for further
study, Beaty said, and generally, these types of
tissue samples are saved for many years in case
more investigation is needed.

Obj,buhari,babangida & david mark absent from the country centenary

THREE of President Goodluck Jonathan’s
successors-ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo; ex-
Heads of State, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari
(retd.) and Gen. Ibrahim Babangida – as well as
President of the Senate, David Mark, were on
Thursday absent from the country’s centenary
being held in Abuja.
They did not attend the international conference
held as part of activities marking the centenary,
which was attended by about 30 heads of
governments and international organisations.

Soldiers run as boko haram attack

last Tuesday it was Yobe State where 59
schoolchildren were massacred. On Wednesday,
the bloodletting extended to Adamawa State
where Boko Haram terrorists, armed with rocket-
propelled grenades nearly sacked four
communities.
An official death toll in the attacks was not
available as of 9.40pm on Thursday. But the
British Broadcasting Corporation Hausa Service
put it at 37 while the Agence France Presse
reported 33.

Sanusi charged President to Court

The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of
Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi, has dragged President
Goodluck Jonathan before an Abuja Federal High
Court in a suit he filed to challenge his
suspension from office.
In the application filed on his behalf by his lawyer,
Kola Awodein, SAN, Sanusi is asking the court to
restrain the President, the Attorney General of the
Federation and the Inspector General of Police
from giving effect to his purported suspension
from office as the CBN governor, pending the
determination of the suit.
He is equally asking the court to make an order of
interlocutory injunction restraining the defendants
“from obstructing, disturbing, stopping or
preventing him, in any manner whatsoever, from
performing the functions of his office as the
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and
enjoying in full, the statutory powers and
privileges attached to the office.”
Urging the court to expeditiously grant his
interlocutory application, Sanusi maintained that
any delay may cause irreparable and serious
damage and mischief on him in the exercise of his
statutory duties as the CBN governor.
He stated “The President’s continuing unlawful
interference with the management and
administration of the apex bank, unless arrested,
poses grave danger to Nigeria’s economy.”
He insisted that the danger his suspension posed
to the economy was enough reason for the court
to grant his application and as a result make an
order for status quo ante bellum to enable him to
return to his office as the CBN governor.
In an affidavit deposed in support of the suit,
Sanusi linked his suspension to the discrepancies
he reported in the remittances of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation to the Federation
Account.
He explained that in the course of his duties as
the CBN governor, he discovered certain
discrepancies in respect of amounts paid into the
Federation Account from the proceeds of crude oil
sales between the period of January 2012 and
July 2013.
He added that he expressed concern in respect of
the said discrepancies and also informed the
National Assembly of same “because they affect
the revenue of the federation and the national
economy.”
Sanusi added that in purporting to suspend him
from office, Jonathan was punishing him for the
disclosures he made.
Sanusi stressed that the President did not
approach nor obtain the support of the Senate
before suspending him.
He disclosed that some senators, particularly a
former governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola
Saraki, had informed him that Jonathan did not
consult the upper legislative chamber before
taking the action.
“I have been informed, and I verily believe the
information given to me by Senator Bukola Saraki
to be true and correct that the Senate did not give
the President any support for my purported
suspension and removal from office as the
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria,” he said.
Sanusi further stated that his purported
suspension was contrary to provisions of the
Central Bank of Nigeria Act relating to the
appointment and removal of the CBN governor.
According to him, his purported suspension
amounted to “unlawful interference in the
administration and management of the apex bank
and is illegal, null and void.”
He therefore urged the court, in the interest of
justice, to grant his reliefs.
The suit has not been assigned for hearing.

Boko haram kill 43 on Tuesday

Boko Haram Islamists killed 43 pupils on
Tuesday when they attacked the Federal
Government College in Buni Yadi, Yobe State.
The insurgents reportedly arrived at the college at
about 2am in 11 Hilux vans when the pupils were
already asleep.
They were said to have set locked hostels on
fire, before shooting and slitting the throats of
those who tried to climb out of the windows.
Some were burnt alive.
A teacher, Adamu Garba, said he and some of his
colleagues who ran away through the bush
estimated that over 40 pupils died in the
assault which bore the hallmarks of a similar one
in September at an agriculture training college in
the state.
Forty sleeping stud

Man united lose on the champions league

United face a huge task to overturn their first leg
deficit in the return leg at Old Trafford, with their
under-pressure manager accepting full responsibility
for a result and performance that sparked fresh
speculation over Moyes' long-term future at the club.
"That's the worst we have played in Europe," said an
honest Moyes. "It was a really poor performance. We
never really got going from the start and we didn't
deserve anything because of the way we played.
"We never really got to grips with things and to a
man you could hardly pick anybody out. We just
didn't perform.

Uche out of world cup list

IKECHUKWU Uche, who former Super
Eagles’ Coach, Samson Siasia, describes
as Nigeria’s current best striker, will not
be in Stephen Keshi’s Brazil 2014 World
Cup team because he ‘lacks tactical
discipline.’
Uche has been Nigeria’s most reliable
goal scorer in the last two seasons and
has scored 12 goals this term for
Villarreal.
On Monday night, the striker returned to
action after he was sidelined by injury for
two weeks. He last featured for Nigeria in
the final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
against Burkina Faso.

President goodluck said he has the right to suspend CBN governor

President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday said
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi still remains the Governor
of the Central Bank of Nigeria , even though he
has been suspended .
While answering questions on Monday on the
Presidential Media Chat , Jonathan said Sanusi
was only asked to step aside to allow for proper
investigation into issues raised by the Financial
Reporting Council on the bank ’ s 2012 audit
report.

Police man sentence to death because of 100 naira

High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Monday
sentenced a police sergeant, Clement Indyel, to
death for killing two persons while engaging in a
fight with a bus driver over a N100 bribe.
Two other persons identified as Ali Bello and
Auwalu Kwale, bagged life imprisonment each for
their involvement in the crime.
Justice Biobele Georgewill, who delivered
judgement on the matter, said Indyel and the two
others conspired to murder Chinyeaka Kamalu
and Ugochukwu Harcourt.
Georgewill, who recalled that the convicts were
charged with felony, conspiracy and murder, said
they (convicts) attacked the victims, who were
passengers.

Why we close nation s border with Cameroon

The authorities of the Defence Headquarters have
explained why the military decided to close the
nation’s border with Cameroun in Adamawa State.
The Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen
Chris Olukolade, said in a telephone interview with
our correspondent on Monday that the decision
was not unilaterally taken by the military.
Olukolade explained that both the Nigerian and
Camerounian authorities were fully involved in the
decision to close the border.

boko haram again in borno

Despite assurances of military strength and capacity in Borno state, Islamist militant group Boko Haram yesterday attacked Izge village again in the state.
A source in the village told Saharareporters that the sect returned to the village last night and killed some people who are mostly elderly and burnt many houses with impunity.
The source said there were no military personnel when the sect got into the town chanting war songs and shooting helpless villagers, while youths and some women fled through bush path in the night.
The source added that thousands of the villagers are presently taking refuge in Gulak local government area of Adamawa state.
There is no official reaction from the military regarding the latest Saturday night attack.
A newspaper report today in Nigeria had suggested that President Jonathan is considering appointing a military administrator for Borno State.

There has been cold war between Governor Kashim Shettima and Nigerian military over Shettima’s claim that Boko Haram wields more sophisticated weapons than the Nigerian military, an assertion both military and Federal Government officials debunked last week.

nokia to release a phone with an android os

Nokia is officially launching its very first Android devices, known as the X and the X+, on stage at its annual Mobile World Congress press conference. We were all taken aback by the second (and third) device (since only one leaked), but either way it’s still incredible to see Nokia take this particular approach. The X will have a 4-inch, 840 x 480 IPS screen, 512MB RAM, 4GB of storage expandable storage via microSD slot and 3-megapixel camera, while the X+ sports the same specs but more RAM (768 MB) and an included 4GB microSD card.

You won’t be getting Google’s apps or Play store, however as both handsets will be based on the forked AOSP Android OS. Nokia says that’ll have the advantages of the Android ecosystem, but with a “differentiated experience.” So far, Here Maps, MixRadio, Skype and Outlook are being featured on the Nokia Store. You can access the Nokia and third party stores using the devices, but not Google Play, obviously. We’ve heard SwiftKey will be available on the Nokia X range, as will BBM, which is also coming to Windows Phone sometime “this summer.”

Rivers community petitions Jonathan

The Kalabari community in Rivers State has petitioned the House of Representatives over its oil well dispute with Bayelsa State, accusing President Goodluck Jonathan of allegedly backing his home state.

In the petition, which was sent to the Speaker of the House, Mr. Aminu  Tambuwal, the petitioners claimed that the President planned to transfer the disputed oil wells to Bayelsa State.

The Kalabari Solidarity Forum, which signed the petition, warned that the Niger Delta could witness a major inter-tribal war if urgent steps were not taken to address the issue.

Part of the document, which The PUNCH obtained on Sunday, reads, “We make bold that our President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, is very acquainted with the facts of this explosive matter,  but allowed it to fester.

“Maybe, because his native Bayelsa State is the beneficiary of this outright wickedness.”

The community urged the Federal Government to expedite action on the inter-state boundary delineation started in 2000.

However, it said it would oppose the implementation of the “12th Edition of the Administrative Map of Nigeria.”

The petitioners added, “At no time did the boundary between the old Degema qnd the old Brass division become a contentious issue.

“Only under DSP Alamiesaigha as governor and the current president who served as his deputy and who directly supervised the state boundary committee, did this sordid phenomenon become a matter of grave concern?”.

Findings on on Sunday showed that Tambuwal had referred the petition to the House Committee on Public Petitions for investigation.

The committee, which is chaired by a lawmaker from Abia State, Mr. Uzo Abubuike, will schedule the petition for hearing and “invite relevant stakeholders to state their sides to the case.”

 Meanwhile, the House has adopted a motion seeking to investigate  the alleged production of substandard cement in the country.

The House took the decision in response to protests by the Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations, which had alleged last week that a 32.5 grade of cement was in circulation in Nigeria.

managing Director of zenith bank nominated as the new governor of the CBN

President Goodluck Jonathan has nominated the Managing Director of Zenith Bank, Godwin Emefiele, as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The President has forwarded Emefiele’s name to the Senate for confirmation.
This followed the suspension of Mallam Lamido Sanusi as the CBN governor on Thursday.
The presidency also nominated Adelabu Adekoya, an executive director of First Bank, as the deputy governor of the CBN.
Jonathan had earlier today, after suspending Sanusi, appointed Sarah Alade, a deputy governor of the CBN, to act as the CBN governor.

A FRESH wave of violence swept through Borno State Wednesday

 
A FRESH wave of violence swept through Borno State Wednesday, leaving scores of residents dead.
  The perpetrators of the mayhem who were in 56 Toyota Hilux and pickup trucks and motorcycles attacked Bama town and destroyed  many houses and 16 vehicles in the early hours of Wednesday.
  According to an eyewitness, Ba Modu Bulama, the gunmen came in various vehicles with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and petrol-bombs in the morning and started shooting sporadically at houses, while chanting “God is great” in Arabic language for over six hours.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday morning sacked Lamido Sanusi, as Governor of CBN

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday morning sacked Lamido Sanusi, as Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.
The President also appointed Mrs Sarah Alade, Deputy Governor, Central Bank to act as CBN Governor.
Sanusi had in the past few months been involved in controversies over allegations of missing funds between the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and the Federal Ministry of Finance.
But in a statement signed by Reuben Abati, the special adviser to the President on media and publicity, the President said the sack of the Minister was based on the report of “Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria and other investigating bodies, which indicate clearly that Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s tenure has been characterized by various acts of financial recklessness and misconduct which are inconsistent with the administration’s vision of a Central Bank propelled by the core values of focused economic management, prudence, transparency and financial discipline.”
“Being also deeply concerned about far-reaching irregularities under Mallam Sanusi’s watch which have distracted the Central Bank away from the pursuit and achievement of its statutory mandate; and
“Being determined to urgently re-position the Central Bank of Nigeria for greater efficiency, respect for due process and accountability, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has ordered the immediate suspension of Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi from the Office of Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
“President Jonathan has further ordered that Mallam Sanusi should hand over to the most senior Deputy Governor of the CBN, Dr Sarah Alade who will serve as Acting Governor until the conclusion of on-going investigations into breaches of enabling laws, due process and mandate of the CBN.
“The President expects that as Acting Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Alade will focus on the core mandate of the Bank and conduct its affairs with greater professionalism, prudence and propriety to restore domestic and international confidence in the country’s apex bank.
“The Federal Government of Nigeria reassures all stakeholders in Nigeria’s financial and monetary system that this decision has been taken in absolute good faith, in the overall interest of the Nigerian economy and in accordance with our laws and due process,” the President concluded in the statement.

facebook purchase Whats app

The fast-growing mobile messaging service WhatsApp, trendy among teenagers, has been acquired by Facebook for more than $16 billion in cash and stock, expanding the global footprint of the social networking giant.
The deal bolsters the world’s biggest social network by adding the 450 million users of WhatsApp, which will be operated independently with its own board.
It is Facebook’s biggest acquisition and comes less than two years after Mark Zuckerberg’s firm raised $16 billion in the richest tech sector public stock offering.

WhatsApp: new platform drawing the teenagers now belongs to Facebook

The purchase includes $12 billion in Facebook shares and $4 billion cash. It calls for an additional $3 billion in restricted stock units to be granted to WhatsApp founders and employees that will vest over four years.
“The acquisition supports Facebook and WhatsApp’s shared mission to bring more connectivity and utility to the world by delivering core Internet services efficiently and affordably,” said a Facebook statement.

The fast-growing mobile messaging service WhatsApp, trendy among teenagers, has been acquired by Facebook for more than $16 billion in cash and stock, expanding the global footprint of the social networking giant.
The deal bolsters the world’s biggest social network by adding the 450 million users of WhatsApp, which will be operated independently with its own board.
It is Facebook’s biggest acquisition and comes less than two years after Mark Zuckerberg’s firm raised $16 billion in the richest tech sector public stock offering.

WhatsApp: new platform drawing the teenagers now belongs to Facebook

The purchase includes $12 billion in Facebook shares and $4 billion cash. It calls for an additional $3 billion in restricted stock units to be granted to WhatsApp founders and employees that will vest over four years.
“The acquisition supports Facebook and WhatsApp’s shared mission to bring more connectivity and utility to the world by delivering core Internet services efficiently and affordably,” said a Facebook statement.

Facebook reportedly sought to acquire another hot messaging firm, Snapchat, for $3 billion last year.
“WhatsApp is on a path to connect one billion people. The services that reach that milestone are all incredibly valuable,” said Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and chief executive.
“I’ve known (WhatsApp founder) Jan (Koum) for a long time and I’m excited to partner with him and his team to make the world more open and connected.”
WhatsApp is a cross-platform mobile app which allows users to exchange messages without having to pay telecom charges.
“Almost five years ago we started WhatsApp with a simple mission: building a cool product used globally by everybody. Nothing else mattered to us,” Koum said in a blog post.
“Today we are announcing a partnership with Facebook that will allow us to continue on that simple mission.
“Doing this will give WhatsApp the flexibility to grow and expand, while giving me, (co-founder) Brian (Acton), and the rest of our team more time to focus on building a communications service that’s as fast, affordable and personal as possible.”

Nigeria’s most wanted man also threatens to kill Shehu of Borno and Emir of Kano
The leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has threatened attacks in Nigeria’s oil region in a new video released on Wednesday, on a day that his men invaded the north east town of Bama, killing people and destroying property.
“You will in coming days see your refinery bombed,” Shekau warned in the 28-minute-long video obtained by AFP.
It was unclear when the video was recorded.
“Niger Delta, you are in trouble,” Shekau said, speaking in Hausa, the dominant language in northern Nigeria.
The video was shot in an open field, where Shekau was surrounded by an armoured tank, two military vans and about a dozen gun-bearing soldiers.

Shekau: threatens Niger Delta oil region

Ugandan President to sign anti-gay law

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said he
will sign into law a bill that prescribes life
imprisonment for people convicted of some
homosexual acts.
Museveni made the decision at a conference of
his governing National Resistance Movement,
government spokesman Ofwono Opondo said.
Opondo said the president based his decision on
a report by “medical experts”, saying that
“homosexuality is not genetic but a social
behaviour”.
Museveni had said two weeks ago that he would
only sign the bill after seeking the opinion of
scientists.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that itsvision is to be a model for central bank around theworld by 2015.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that its
vision is to be a model for central bank around the
world by 2015.
The Governor of CBN, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, who
disclosed this at the Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
(UUBO) 30th anniversary lecture, titled: “What
Next” said “I remember when we were having the
debate of a model for central banks in Africa and
the world, and I said to them, what is it about that
the Nigeria’s central bank cannot be a benchmark
of central banking.”

SENATE President David Mark, yesterday, saved 11Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, senators, whorecently defected to the All Progressives Congress,APC, from losing their seats

SENATE President David Mark, yesterday, saved 11
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, senators, who
recently defected to the All Progressives Congress,
APC, from losing their seats by rebuffing moves to
declare their seats vacant as the defection drama
continued in the Senate.
He also halted further debates on the matter until
the courts rule on the issue.

Reason why the four ministers were sacked...

President Goodluck Jonathan has relieved four
Ministers of their duties, as was announced at the
Federal Executive Council meeting.
Who
The relieved Ministers are Stella Oduah (Aviation),
Caleb Olubolade (Police Affairs), Godsday Orubebe
(Niger Delta Police Affairs), and Yerima Ngama
(State, Finance).
It will be recalled that Stella Oduah's case is
related to corruption-related offences. Both the
House of Representatives and a presidential
committee indicted her for approving purchase of
two bullet-proof cars for N255m. Investigations
have also revealed that Oduah has forged her
academic qualifications.

the sacked ministers.......

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday finally sacked the embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah.

Others affected were Caleb Olubolade (Police Affairs);

Godsday Orubebe (Niger Delta);














 and Yerima Ngama (State, Finance).

“They were dropped, they did not resign,” a cabinet source told our correspondent.
Oduah’s approval for the purchase of two bullet-proof cars for N255m caused public outrage in the country with many Nigerians calling for her removal and prosecution.
Details later.

roumor!!!! four ministers sacked..

i cant believe what i heard a while ago, it is said that four ministers has been sacked by the president including the minister of aviation.........hmmmm

Students of the Polytechnic, Ibadan, on Tuesday,protested against the strike

Students of the Polytechnic, Ibadan, on Tuesday,
protested against the strike embarked upon by
their lecturers since December 2013, which has
led to the collapse of academic activities in the
institution.
The students marched around the Mokola area of
the city, disrupting early morning flow of traffic.
Heavy police presence was visible, which,
obviously, prevented the incident from going
berserk.
The students later hijacked four of the state-
owned public transport buses, tagged, Ajumose
Shuttle , sending passengers out of them and
ordering the drivers to drive them back to the
campus after more than one hour of
demonstration.

17 yrs old boy rape mother

THE Nigeria Security and Civil
Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Ebonyi State, yesterday,
arrested a serial rapist and homosexual, Chibuike
Maduka, who allegedly raped four children of
different parents at Ndibe in Afikpo North Local
Government Area of the state.

biometricregistration of bank customers would commenceon Friday.

The Bankers’ Committee on Tuesday rose from its
315th meeting and announced that the biometric
registration of bank customers would commence
on Friday.
As a result, all Deposit Money Banks will on that
day commence the registration of their customers’
details, including their fingerprints.
The Group Managing Director, Access Bank Plc,
Mr. Herbert Wigwe, briefed journalists at the end of
the bi-monthly meeting held in Lagos.
He said the biometric identification system would
help the fight against fraud and money laundering,
and also enhance the protection of bank
customers.

U.S said it would not give up on its opposition tothe same sex prohibition law recently signed byPresident Goodluck Jonathan.

The United States government said,
yesterday, it would not give up on its opposition to
the same sex prohibition law recently signed by
President Goodlucj Jonathan.
According to the US government, there is still a ray
of hope to ensure there is no violation of human
rights in the implementation of the law.
US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs,
Linda Thomas Greenfield, made this known on a
live-web chat programme with journalists in
African countries.
“US is opposed to the legislation targeted against
the gay people and we will continue to press
forward to see that it is changed so that those
group of people will have freedom to exercise their
rights.

103 dies in a fresh plane crash in algeria

 A military transport plane carrying relatives of members of the armed forces crashed in eastern Algeria on Tuesday, killing 103 people, the private Ennahar TV station reported, citing "informed sources".
The plane crashed in a mountainous area in the Oum El Bouaghi province, about 500 km (300 miles) from the capital Algiers, the report said.

A senior military official told the official APS news agency that 99 passengers and four crew members had been on board the plane, but that the death toll was "yet to be determined".
Colonel Lahmadi Bouguern also said that bad weather and gusty winds were probably the cause of the crash.
The transport plane took off from Algeria's southern Tamanrasset province and was bound for the eastern city of Constantine, APS said.
Tuesday's plane crash would be the worst in Algeria since 2003 when an Air Algerie jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Tamanrasset, killing 102 people.

indian to reappear in olympics again

Indian flag to fly again in Sochi! For the first time in Olympic History a suspension of a National Olympic Committee has been lifted during an Olympic Games. This means that Indian athletes can now compete for the National Olympic Committee of India and will walk behind their national flag at the Closing Ceremony on 23 February. To symbolically mark the lifting of the suspension and in recognition of the three Indian athletes competing in Sochi, the Indian flag will be raised in the Olympic Village.

Javier Hernandez is frustrated with a lack of opportunities at Old Trafford.

Mexico boss Miguel Herrera has claimed that Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez is frustrated with a lack of opportunities at Old Trafford.

The 25-year-old has featured 16 times in the Premier League so far this season but he has mainly been used off the bench, making just four starts.
Hernandez has been linked with an exit in recent months, although his agent claimed that the striker had turned down offers from a number of European sides during the January transfer window.
The Mexico star has two years remaining on his current deal with United but Herrera says Hernandez is unhappy after speaking with him on a recent tour of Europe.
"He seemed well but he is a bit frustrated because he doesn't play despite training well and the truth is that when he does play, he makes a huge effort on the pitch," he told Raza Deportiva.
"He is a bit frustrated because the current manager doesn't give him many chances, but he is committed and doing what he can to become a starter.
"He likes to work and likes to show determination to achieve his goal."

NUPENG threatened to stop fuel distribution

LAGOS—NIGERIA Union of Petroleum and Natural
Gas Workers, NUPENG, yesterday in Lagos
threatened to stop fuel distribution and shut down
the nation’s oil sector over alleged unfair labour
practices and other nefarious activities by major
oil marketers and multi-national oil companies in
Nigeria.

OMG! Another rape again

OSOGBO — An Osogbo magistrate’s court has
ordered a 27-year-old man, Akeeb Ibrahim, to be
remanded in Ilesa prison for allegedly raping a
two-year-old girl.
Ibrahim was alleged to have raped the girl (name
withheld) in his room at his house located at
Isale‑Afo area of Ikirun, headquarters of Ifelodun
Local Government Area of Osun state.

Former minister of aviation fani kayode charged with money laundry

A Federal High Court, Lagos, on Monday, ruled
that the amended money laundering charges
preferred against a former Minister of Aviation, Mr.
Femi Fani-Kayode, were in order.
Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, who ordered Fani-
Kayode to take his plea to the charges, ruled that
the accused person’s objection to the re-
arraignment lacked merit.
She ordered that the re-arraignment for 40 counts
of money laundering would hold on March 5.
The re-arraignment had been stalled on January
27, 2014 after the first among the amended 40
counts of money laundering instituted against the
accused was read to him.

the sudden resignation of President GoodluckJonathan’s Chief of Staff , Chief MikeOghiadomhe.

Chief Mike Oghiadomhe
There was controversy in Abuja on Monday over
the sudden resignation of President Goodluck
Jonathan’s Chief of Staff , Chief Mike
Oghiadomhe.
While the Special Adviser to the President on
Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, told State
House correspondents that Oghiadomhe quit in
order to pursue his political ambition, The PUNCH
learnt that Jonathan directed him to do so.
Investigations in Abuja showed that the President
ordered Oghiadomhe to resign in order to create a
safe landing for him.

Fifa president rate the Nigeria team as the Best in CHAN

During the medal presentation ceremony of the African Nations Championship at the Cape Town Stadium, South Africa, FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, held on to Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, after the Nigerian had received his bronze medal.

Indeed, it looked like the FIFA boss didn’t want to let go of the Nigerian coach, who led the home-based Eagles to a third-place finish in the country’s first participation in the event.

Blatter smiled as he held Keshi closely and whispered to him. The words seemed comforting as Keshi beamed while leaving the podium.

In an interview with The PUNCH, Keshi refused to disclose what the Swiss told him.

He said, “You want to know what Blatter told me? I don’t want to discuss that with anybody. What he said is for me and not for the media. So, I will keep it to myself.

“Of course, what he said would inspire me (at the 2014 World Cup) but I am not revealing what he told me.”

However, a backroom staff, who pleaded anonymity, told our correspondent that Blatter had commended Keshi and his team ahead of the World Cup in Brazil.

Our source said, “Immediately Keshi came down from the podium, he came to me and told me what Blatter had said. He said Blatter told him that Eagles were the best CHAN team and that Keshi should continue with the performance at the World Cup.

“He said Blatter told him that his team played good football and that he would be happy to see his World Cup team also put up a better performance.

what is your plan??

kogi state polytechnic admission list is out

for those of you who is waiting for the admission list of kogi state polytechnic, the list is finally out.
to check if your name is on the list visit http://www.kogistatepoly.edu.ng/legacy/viewadmittedstudents.aspx
goodluck guys......................

Nigeria: The Boy Who Designed 'Helicopter' in Jss1

You can call him a 'restless' young man whose head is bristling with ideas, but you cannot fail to see the passion and determination to succeed in his eyes. At 22, Emmanuel Okekunle, a senior secondary school graduate, has invented different items that show promise of an upcoming technologist or engineer. However, he regrets that many like him have been discouraged by lack of support and encouragement. He spoke to Sunday Vanguard. Excerpts:
Please tell us about yourself and what you have been doing.
I am a young inventor. I graduated from secondary school in 2010. I started trying my hands on innovations at the age of five. I made a wheel barrow with copper wire at the age of five which was able to carry five liters of water. I was using it to fetch water then. I moved from there, when I was seven, I designed movable toy cars using motors, batteries and tomato tins.
When I was in JSS1, I designed a toy helicopter. By the time I got to SS2, I had a teacher who encouraged us to put in more efforts in inventions as it could secure us scholarship to further our education. This encouraged me to try my hands on rechargeable lamp, rechargeable fan, emergency alarm, electric waste bin which converts waste to ashes, aquarium and so on.

Question for the Day

What will you do if you caught your husband or your boyfriend cheating on you with your sister?

All domestic airlines to undergo economic, safety audit- NCAA

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has concluded plans to carry out compulsory economic and safety audit of Nigerian airlines to ensure that they have the resources and technical skills to operate safely.

This was made known by the Director General of the regulatory body, Captain Fola Akinkuotu who said the technical audit was started with Dana Air few months ago and all the airlines operating in the country must be audited.

Akinkuotu also warned travellers to desist from raising false alarm while on board an aircraft as it is against civil aviation's standard and recommended practices all over the world.

VALENTINE ON THE WAY

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Police arrest woman for niece’s refusal to marry

There was a mild drama at the Ojodu Police Division, Lagos State on Saturday over the arrest of a woman, Mrs. Joy Idenyi, by two policemen from the Bauchi State Police Command.

Idenyi’s arrest was prompted by a warrant from a Bauchi Magistrate’s Court B for the alleged abduction of her niece, Patience Joseph. Patience’s father, Joseph, had reportedly made an application to that effect.

While waiting for the policemen to complete the paper work at Ojodu, Joy told PUNCH Metro that she  received a call around 10am on Saturday from her neighbours that her husband, Shuaibu, had been arrested.

She said, “When I got the call that my husband had been taken to the Ojodu Police Station.  I rushed down there to discover that Patience’s father was there. The policemen had come with a warrant for my arrest – for allegedly abducting Patience.”

Denying the claim, Joy said Patience had fled to Lagos sometime last year.

She said, “Patience came to me because she did not want to marry the man that her parents had arranged for her and I tried to help as best as I could.”

read more  http://www.punchng.com/metro-plus/police-arrest-woman-for-nieces-refusal-to-marry/

ANTAKYA, Turkey — A three-day humanitarian cease-fire in the Syrian city of Homs was supposed to be a small breakthrough, a moment of relief for civilians trapped in a grim civil war.

But mortar rounds and gunfire struck near aid convoys, damaging vehicles and leaving victims lying in the streets. Snipers fired on civilians as they fled their besieged neighborhood. Others refused to leave, fearing a massacre of those left behind. Limited food made it in, and some of the nearly 700 people who reached safety said they had been surviving on one meal a day and that some of their neighbors had resorted to eating grass.

manchester united draw fulham

can any one tell me what is the problem with manchester united?

arsenal trashed by liverpool

i cant believe it.... watch the hit here.....

Paul Okoye has finally picked a date for his wedding

Paul Okoye, one half of the P-Square music duo, has picked 22 March, 2014 for his traditional wedding with heartthrob, Anita Isama.
The ceremony will be held at Aztech Arcum Events Centre, Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State.
Bayo Adetu, P-Square’s Publicist, confirmed the development. He said “the plan for this traditional marriage has been going on for a while, but Paul and Anita needed to fix a perfect date, now we have it.”
The relationship between the lovebirds has already been blessed with a son, Andre.

Operatives of the State Security Service have been directed by the Ministry of Aviation to stay away from all the nation’s international airports.

Operatives of the State Security Service have been directed by the Ministry of Aviation to stay away from all the nation’s international airports.

The order, which was communicated to the SSS leadership a few weeks ago, was said to have shocked the operatives.

It was further gathered that the directive by the ministry, which is headed by Ms Stella Oduah, might affect the ability of the SSS to perform its duties of preventing, detecting, and investigating threats of espionage, subversion, sabotage and terrorist activities, especially at the airports.

CBN releases fresh guidelines for N300bn power fund

The Central Bank of Nigeria has released fresh guidelines that will shape the disbursement of the N300bn Power and Airline Intervention Fund.

According to the eight-part guidelines obtained by our correspondent, any power or airline company that defaults in the payment of the loan shall be charged the commercial interest rate (over 20 per cent) on the amount of default, instead of the seven per cent stipulated in the Fund.

Also, any Deposit Money Bank or Development Financial Institution that fails to disburse the fund within 14 days of receipt to the power or airline firm shall be charged the maximum lending rate of the bank as a penalty for the period that the fund was not disbursed.

The CBN’s guidelines read, “Diversion of funds by the participating banks shall attract a penalty at the banks average lending rate at the time of infraction. In addition, such participating banks shall be barred from further participation under the fund.

Eden hazard said he believe Chelsea can win the premiership

Eden Hazard is confident Chelsea have the qualities to win the Premier League title following the 1-0 victory at Manchester City.

Chelsea ended City’s 100 per cent home record in the league this season on Monday after Branislav Ivanovic’s first-half goal moved Jose Mourinho’s side level on points with their opponents.

Though Mourinho has played down Chelsea’s title chances in his first season back in charge at Stamford Bridge, the Blues sit just two points behind leaders Arsenal.

C.Ronaldo suspended for 3 matches

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for three Spanish league games for receiving a red card and then making a mocking gesture toward the match officials during a game at Athletic Bilbao.

The Portuguese forward was given a straight red for swiping his hand across the face of Bilbao’s Carlos Gurpegi’s following a shove from his opponent during Sunday’s 1-1 league tie.

The league’s disciplinary committee assessed Ronaldo a one-game ban for the red card and two more for his mocking gesture as he left the field, AP reports.

Ronaldo will miss games against Villarreal, Getafe, and Elche.

Ronaldo, however, was available to play in the Copa del Rey semi-final against Atletico Madrid that started Wednesday.

Senate set to decide on defecting member

senate-chamber • Adjourns session over APC’s registration

• IGP, ministerial nominees to appear next week

THERE are strong indications that the Senate may finally decide on the fate of the 11 of its defecting members as soon as it reconvenes next week Tuesday.

  For two consecutive days, the upper chamber held closed-door sessions over the matter. It adjourned sitting yesterday immediately after the two-hour executive session till Tuesday next week to enable members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) go for party registration. It was disclosed that the issue of defection topped the agenda at the session.

The missing money.

THE disclosure by Central Bank governor, Lamido Sanusi, on alleged missing $20bn oil money from the federation account on Wednesday caused a division between the Vice Chairman, Senate  Committee on Interior, Olubunmi Adetunmbi, and a former Chairman, Senate Committee on Senate Services, Emmnauel Anosike.

While Adetunmbi said Sanusi’s action was proper and urged Nigerians “to be vigilant in ensuring that the on-going investigation into the allegation gets to its satisfactory conclusion,” Anosike said the CBN governor was lowering his integrity and ‘rubbishing’ the nation’s economy before the international community.

Former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Ojikutu, Arrested For Fraud

The Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of the Nigeria Police on Tuesday arrested a former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Aderoju Ojikutu, and she will appear in court tomorrow in connection with fraudulently obtaining N130million from one Cajethan Okekearu.
Mrs. Ojikutu was declared wanted on June 19, 2013, but she went to court to halt police investigations, a suit that was thrown out by a judge a few weeks ago.

GTB concludes acquisition of Fina Bank Group

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank), said yesterday that it has concluded the acquisition of a 70 per cent stake in Fina Bank Group, after securing the required regulatory approvals in the three East African countries of Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda as well as in Nigeria.
The bank explained that it got the 70 per cent stake in Fina Bank Group through a combination of capital injection as well as the acquisition of shares from its current shareholders for a total cash consideration of 8.6 billion Kenyan shillings. The acquisition brings together two highly successful organisations with expertise across all banking segments and a new entity in each of the three countries called Guaranty Trust Bank Kenya, Guaranty Trust Bank, Rwanda and Guaranty Trust Bank, Uganda.

R.I.P

Do you remember these people?

Nigerian Idol Season 4 kicks-off

All is set for the nation-wide search for the brightest music talents as the fourth season of Etisalat sponsored Nigerian Idol holds auditions in the cities of Lagos, Port-Harcourt, Benin, Calabar and Makurdi from January 25 through February 23.

The easiest way to install Android apps on BB10

BlackBerry 10, all jokes aside, has an impressive feature of being able to run Android apps. Initially, however, the process of getting Android apps up and running on a BlackBerry 10 device was anything but simple.
The process required users download the Android app (APK), convert it to a BlackBerry 10 compatible file format (BAR) and then install it through the command line, or as Brian Bennett walked us through, using a Chrome extension.

How to zip and compress files on Android with ES File Explorer

Compressing multiple files into a single ZIP file can be very convenient.

Depending on what you're compressing, it can significantly shrink the size of the files. You've probably used compressed files on a computer before, and they're useful on mobile devices too.
If you're storing files locally on your Android device, compressing them can save you precious storage space. If you need to send files over a mobile connection, compressing them beforehand may also keep your data usage down. One of the easiest ways to compress files on your Android device is using the app ES File Explorer. Here's how:

24

Jack. Is. Back.
Leave it to Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) to save us from the awfulness that was the Super Bowl game between the Broncos and the Seahawks as Fox released the first promo for 24: Live Another Day, the highly anticipated 24 miniseries event, which premieres May 5.
Set four years after the event's of the Fox drama's series finale, Live Another Day finds a still-on-the-run Jack in London once again in a race against the clock to save the world. Joining him? Fan favorite Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub), who is now "anti-government" and sporting a look that is very Girl With the Dragon Tattoo!
And based on the short teaser, Jack's got his work cut out for him across the pond as it's pure chaos on the streets of London.

Research: Vodka to Blame for High Death Risk in Russian Men

Russian men who down large amounts of vodka — and too many do — have an "extraordinarily" high risk of an early death, a new study says.

Researchers tracked about 151,000 adult men in the Russian cities of Barnaul, Byisk and Tomsk from 1999 to 2010. They interviewed them about their drinking habits and, when about 8,000 later died, followed up to monitor their causes of death.

FG Plans To Stop The Production Of Sachet Water

The Federal Ministry of Environment has developed a draft action plan for the phasing out of light weight non-biodegradable plastics in the country, a top official of the ministry, said, yesterday.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Abuja, said that the draft action plan had already been adopted by stakeholders in the sector.

Nigeria to buy surveillance aircraft to monitor Boko Haram

Nigeria plans to buy at least three surveillance aircraft to check cross-border activities of Boko Haram fighters and other crimes.
"In my recent visit to the Czech Republic, we inspected the surveillance aeroplane facility in Prague and proposals to the relevant agencies of government for the procurement of at least three of such surveillance aeroplanes," Interior Minister Abba Moro told reporters in Abuja Sunday.

Nigeria’s former VP dumps ruling PDP

The gale of defections and carpet-crossing in Nigerian politics climaxed on Sunday when former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, dumped the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).The APC is one of the leading opposition parties in Nigeria and has benefitted from the recent maelstrom of defections from the PDP in the House of Assembly.

Nigeria, Ghana and Libya dominate CAF XI list

The three medal winning football teams at the just concluded African Nations Championship(CHAN) hosted by South Africa dominate the best eleven of the CAF organised championship.

Libya won the tournament beating Ghana in a pulsating final on penalties, while Nigeria who were making their first appearance at the tournament beat Zimbabwe for the bronze.