I will end ASUU strike in Nigeria-Moghalu

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I will end ASUU strike in Nigeria-Moghalu

The presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP, Kingsley Moghalu said if he is elected as president he will put an end to persistent strike by Nigerian university lecturers.

“I will end ASUU strike in Nigeria,” Moghalu stated this during the 2019 presidential candidate debate held at Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.

“Every young man or woman must know how to run a business. We will invest in our how children learn,” he added.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)industrial strike has become recurrent over the years. The strike actions are usually as a result of the federal government not responding to lecturers demands at the time they ask for it.

The union’s first strike action since Nigeria returned to democracy was in 1999 under the former president Olusegun Obasanjo, and it lasted five months before it was called off.

In 2001, ASUU embarked on another strike action that lasted three months. The lecturers also embarked on strike in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017 and the latest which started on 4th November 2018 is still ongoing.

The recent strike started following the demands of the lecturer union for the implementation of previous agreements with the government for improved funding of universities.

Three months after, the Nigerian government has failed to reach to meet the demands.

Recently the minister of labour, Chis Ngige said the accountant general and the ministry of finance have confirmed with evidence that N15.4 billion had been released to public universities.

Ngige also said President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N20 billion to be used to offset the outstanding arrears of the 2009 to 2012 verified earnings in the universities.

He said the earned allowances will be released to ASUU as soon as the process is completed.

However, the president of the union Biodun Ogunyemi has described the government’s offer on the outstanding revitalization fund of N1.1 trillion as tokenism, said members insisted that government should release at least a tranche of N220 billion spread over four quarters of 2019.

He affirmed that on earned allowances, government’s proposal should not be lesser than the total amount released “the last time” out of the verified balance.

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Banky W Spotted Seriously Campaigning For Election From Door-To-Door In Lagos

Banky W Spotted Seriously Campaigning For Election From Door-To-Door In Lagos 

Banky W campaigning

Popular Nigerian musician Bankole Wellington aka Banky W has shown that he is serious about becoming a member the House of Representatives representing Eti-Osa Federal constituency under the Modern Democratic Party (MDP) by going from door-to-door to canvass for votes.

In a video he posted on twitter today, Banky W said nothing is impossible and that he will move from door to door, street to street, markets to mansions, Ajah to Obalende to convince the electorates to vote for him.

Watch video below:

We will go from Door to door, from street to street, from markets to mansions, from Ajah to Obalende.. engaging with everybody. Nothing is impossible. Starting in Eti-Osa, we will fix Nigeria one community at a time.#ModernDemocraticParty #StrongerTogether#BankOnBanky pic.twitter.com/yHmVoAnNtT

— Banky Wellington (@BankyW) January 19, 2019

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Mr. Eazi Reveals Why He Doesn't Own A Car

Mr. Eazi Reveals Why He Doesn't Own A Car

Nigerian music star, Mr Eazi who revealed why he doesn’t own a car in a new interview has also disclosed that he was once offered an N80m deal in UK but he turned it down.

According to the “Surrender” singer, he never had up to N300,000 in his account at the time he turned down the N80m deal in UK. He further stated that if one’s self-esteem is based on how much he or she has in the bank account, then such a person has a serious self-esteem issue.

“If your self-esteem is based on how much you have in your bank account, then you have a serious self-esteem issue. Right from when I sang my very first song, someone offered me N80m record deal but I turned it down and at the time, I did not have N300,000 in my account.

“My first record deal offer from the UK was £356,000, I turned it down but at the time, I had done a tour and the total amount I earned was £12,500. I used the money to shoot the videos of some of my songs. I was left with £20; they were offering me £365,000, but I turned it down. The reason I did that wasbecause my value was not dependent on what was in my account.

“Till today, I use Uber but I do not care and by the way, I don’t even pay for the ride because I was given Uber credit. But if you see me in the Uber vehicle and feel that Mr Eazi is poor, what is my business (with that)? For instance, everybody around me has cars, and besides, I buy cars for people. If it makes sense for me to use an Uber, why should I drive? Why would I pay about N100m for a car that I would probably drive just five times a year?

“There are better things to do with that money. In the short time I have spent on earth, I have made a lot of money. While I was into mining, I had so much money that I was living at a place that was a stone’s throw away from the airport in Accra and I was paying my rent in dollars.

“I was making a lot of money. That shows you how expensive it was but I went from there to squatting with my friend in a one-room apartment. I was sleeping on the floor in his room. Also, when I was doing the business of selling beverages, we started with a crate and in a short while, we began to import four containers every two weeks. From importing four containers every two weeks, we went back to nothing. In my life, I have had ups and down. If my self-worth was based on material things, I would have killed myself.”

On the backlash he has faced so far for dating Otedola’s daughter, Temi, Mr Eazi said;

“People can say what they want to say and if you want to let everything they say about you bother you, then you are not going to live, especially when you are in the public eye.

“You have to realise that as an entertainer, your life becomes a form of entertainment to others. I really do not care about what anybody thinks. He that is in me is greater than he that is in the world, so why care about what the world is saying?”

The singer has been enjoying massive airplay since the release of “Lagos to London” album and is considered one of the most successful Nigerian musicians at the moment.

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BREAKING: Atiku withdraws from presidential debate, carpets Buhari, APC [Full statement]

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, has withdrawn from the ongoing presidential debate.

He lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for not attending, insisting there was no point taking part in the debate.

A statement he released reads: “We came here for a Presidential debate, not a candidacy debate, and I, Atiku Abubakar can not challenge or question an administration where the man at the helm of the affairs of the nation is not present to defend himself or his policies.

“After all you cannot shave a man’s head in his absence. I do not believe in attacking a man who is NOT here to defend himself.

“As a leader and former vice president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, let me first apologise to all Nigerians, my fellow candidates and the moderator for the the APC Presidential Candidates absence in this debate. His non-appearance is a slight on ALL of us and our democracy.

“Secondly, with all due respect to my fellow candidates, Fela Durotoye, Oby Ezekwesili, Kingsley Moghalu and to the moderator and with all apologies to my Fellow Nigerians here and at home expecting an interesting debate, I regret that I will not be able to go on with this debate due to President Buhari’s absence.

“I however challenge the President Buhari to choose a date and time for a debate where he will be present and I will be there, hopefully with the other candidates as well.

“Thank you and God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

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BREAKING: Fire kills Jimoh Ibrahim’s mother

The mother of billionaire businessman, Omofemiwa Ibrahim is dead.

The septuagenarian died in a fire accident at her Victoria Garden City (VGC) residence on Saturday.

Mrs Ibrahim was pronounced dead at the scene after the arrival of fire fighters.

Her corpse has been deposited at the morgue.

Madam Ibrahim moved to VGC to be close to her billionaire son after she was released by kidnappers in 2011.

She was kidnapped in Igbotako, Ondo State and released in Sapele, Delta State after her family paid millions of naira as ransom.

Jimoh Ibrahim has confirmed the incident.

A source close to him told DAILY POST that Ibrahim was “very sad” about the development.

Ibrahim, who is currently in London, was said to have been informed earlier in the day.

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Davido and Chioma Reunite In London With Passionate Kiss

Davido and Chioma Reunite In London With Passionate Kiss (Pho

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Following the breakup rumours that was ignited after her Instagram account mysteriously disappeared, lovebirds, Davido and Chioma have been spotted together once again kissing passionate ending rumours of a breakup.

The photo was shared by Davido on his Instastory.

This is coming after the singer stated that his babe was taking a break from social media to concentrate on her career as a chef.

Davido who is in London preparing for his January 27th show, took Chioma shopping and while they were at it, took a break to have a public display of affection. 

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Wife Burns Husband Alive For Refusing To Give Her His Phone's Password (Graphic Photos)

The man died after two days

A jealous wife has found herself in serious trouble after she allegedly burnt her husband alive because he refused to give her his phone’s PIN code.

The woman identified as Ilham Cahyani, 25, asked Dedi Purnama, 26, to give her the passcode to his mobile device while he was working on the roof of their home repairing tiles in the village of Pandanwangi, Indonesia, but he refused.

An argument ensued and he climbed down from the roof and hit her. 

This led to a physical fight and Cahyani allegedly grabbed hold of a can of petrol and poured it over Dedi.

She then set him alight with a lighter.

A witness identified as Oji told reporters how he had run over to the scene after spotting the flames. He saw Dedi on fire and helped put the fire out.

Police chief Made Yogi revealed Purnama was rushed to the Keruak Health Centre and underwent treatment for two days. Sadly, he died after the second day.

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