Wednesday, 21 September 2016
Sunday, 10 January 2016
Eksu (ekiti state university) update
Eksu has released the final list of admitted students on the 4th of January 2016, and the new VC Prof. Bamidele from the faculty of education who was also the former Vice chancellor of the defunct institution USTI (university of science and technology, ikere) has announced the 1st of February 2016 as the date the institution exam is to commence.
Extras: slot is now open for students with CGPA of less than 1.5 average to change their faculty.
Otis Clay dies at 73
Hall of fame rhythm and blues artist Otis Clay,
known as much for his big heart and charitable
work in Chicago as for his singing
internationally, died Friday. He was 73.
The Mississippi-born Clay — whose gruff, tenor-
tinged voice on blues songs such as "Trying to
Live My Life Without You" varied from his
haunting but hopeful baritone on gospel
standards like "When the Gates Swing Open" —
died suddenly of a heart attack at 6:30 p.m.,
said his daughter, Ronda Tankson.
The one-time Grammy nominee had a year of
touring planned behind recent records and
recognition at May's 37th Blues Music Awards,
manager Miki Mulvehill said. Clay is nominated
for Soul-Blues Male Artist and Soul-Blues Album
for "This Time for Real," his collaboration with
Billy Price.
"Otis was the last standard-bearer for deep
southern soul music, the really gospel-inflected
music that was in its heyday in the late '60s
and early and mid '70s," Price told The
Associated Press on Saturday. "These styles
change, and different styles are in the forefront,
but Otis was just as strong in the past five
years ... For that reason, he was an icon for a
lot of us who work in this genre."
European music enthusiasts and record-
collectors flock to Clay's music because of its
spare, "unvarnished" style wrought of the 1960s
soul scenes in Memphis, Tennessee and Muscle
Shoals, Alabama, Price said.
A 2013 Blues Hall of Fame inductee who moved
to blues-steeped Chicago in 1957, Clay had just
begun planning a gospel tour of the U.S.,
followed by a summer European tour and, later,
the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise,
Mulvehill said. His latest album is called, "Truth
Is."
But Clay was much more than a talented
musician. A resident of Chicago's West Side, he
was an avid humanitarian whose charitable
works included assisting development of the
Harold Washington Cultural Center.
"Otis was the first one to jump on the 'Can I
help?' train," Mulvehill said.
Tankson, a Chicago special education teacher
whose pupils include autistic children, said her
father gave little thought to what benefit he'd
get from performing and held nothing back,
even when appearing for her students.
"He sang to them as if they paid and he was on
stage," Tankson said.
Friends and co-workers of Tankson's, whom
Clay had never met, repeatedly asked if he
would sing "When the Gates Swing Open" at
loved ones' funerals. "He never let me down on
that," she said, adding that he once delayed a
recording-session trip to Memphis to comply.
Clay was born Feb. 11, 1942 in Waxhaw,
Mississippi, to a musical and religious family,
according to his online biography. After his
arrival in Chicago, he joined the Golden
Jubilaires, and in 1960 became part of Charles
Bridges' Famous Blue Jay Singers, performing a
cappella at schools and hotels.
"We were known as variety singers, or we were
billed as (performing) 'Old Negro Spirituals and
Plantation Melodies,'" Clay said in his biography.
His recording debut came in 1965 with the
rousing ballad, "Flame in Your Heart." Four
decades later, in 2007, he was nominated for a
Grammy for the gospel CD, "Walk a Mile in My
Shoes."
Thursday, 24 July 2014
Whao!! Today is KIM's birthday
Today isn't just just the 24'th of july, It's also anoda special day that comes once a year
a day where conversations fill the air
a day you dance and forget all your fears
a day you party and merry
puttin' behind your problems and things that make you weary...
It's a day that goes down the memory lane
a day your mum felt so much pain
and almost faint
but all this was like it never happened
'cause the joy of you been born has overclouded the wail.
Funny jokes and laughs out loud
is what you'll get, 'cause we'll be your crowd
don't worry, it's not gonna be rowdy
but composed and it will just be dandy
and we'll make sure there's a lot of candy...
We shall dance all through the night
with the stars sparkling bright
dining and winein tight
until our spirit are truly light
and pray all things stay right...
Happy buffday Jegede Adetola Omolola Arike KIM
Whao!! Today is KIM's birthday
Today isn't just just the 24'th of july, It's also anoda special day that comes once a year
a day where conversations fill the air
a day you dance and forget all your fears
a day you party and merry
puttin' behind your problems and things that make you weary...
It's a day that goes down the memory lane
a day your mum felt so much pain
and almost faint
but all this was like it never happened
'cause the joy of you been born has overclouded the wail.
Funny jokes and laughs out loud
is what you'll get, 'cause we'll be your crowd
don't worry, it's not gonna be rowdy
but composed and it will just be dandy
and we'll make sure there's a lot of candy...
We shall dance all through the night
with the stars sparkling bright
dining and winein tight
until our spirit are truly light
and pray all things stay right...
Happy buffday Jegede Adetola Omolola Arike KIM
Saturday, 12 October 2013
Akpors news jokes
Akpos was
enjoying the sun at the
beach in Lekki when a
Lady girl came and
asked him, "Are u
relaxing?"
Akpos replied; "No, I am
Akpos".
A man came and asked
him the same question.
Akpos replied, "No!
No! ..Me Akpos!".
Later on a Little Girl
came and asked him
same question again.
Akpos became angry and
decided
to move away.
While walking, he saw a
guy sunbathing.
He went up to him and
asked," Are you
Relaxing?" The guy
replied;
"Yes, I am relaxing."
Akpos gave him a hot
slap on his face and
screamed; "foolish
man ,Is it not you
everybody is looking
for?"
Am sure u atleast smiled. A word for Akpors
Friday, 11 October 2013
Rihanna losses breast cancer battle.
Really really *sad*
Vixen guitarist Jan Kuehnemund has lost
her cancer battle at the age of 51. The girl
group founder and lead guitarist passed
away on Thursday (10Oct13), according to
reports. The Minnesota native formed
Vixen in high school and moved the band
to Los Angeles in the mid-1980s, later
signing to EMI and releasing a self-titled
debut album in 1988. Vixen also hit the
singles charts with Cryin' and Edge of a
Broken Heart, and the bandmates
appeared in director Penelope Spheeris'
film The Decline of Western Civilization II:
The Metal Years. Regulars on MTV, the
group followed up their debut album with
Rev It Up in 1990. Kuehnemund briefly
reunited the band's classic line-up for
VH1's Bands Reunited in 2004.
Thursday, 10 October 2013
Doing laundry while the washing machines are there to do the job
1. Take Your Temperatures
First and foremost, follow the item’s care
label. Generally, the rules are as follows:
Cold is for fine fabrics, items that might
shrink, and sensitive dark colors.
Warm is for moderately soiled stuff and
man-made fabrics.
Hot is for whites, really dirty clothes, and
colorfast items.
2. Keep Whites Bright
When your whites start going gray (or
yellow), consider these factors: You might
not be using enough detergent to get
clothes clean; the water temps might be too
low (whites do best in hot water); and you
could be contaminating the laundry with
really dirty clothes that are making the
mildly soiled clothes even dirtier! Make the
contaminated load a do-over and try a
bleach product that’s safe for the fabrics in
the wash.
3. Prevent Fading
It’s a sad day when your perfect black
pants don’t look so black and crisp
anymore. Turn dark-colored clothes inside
out before washing and drying to reduce
abrasion and dulling. Also, check the water
temperature -- it might be too hot for your
richly colored pieces. Check the care label
to see what the manufacturer suggests.
4. Prevent Shrinking
Stop blaming your dryer. Most shrinkage
happens in the washer when fabric relaxes
(usually about 1 to 3 percent). The best way
to avoid turning your large into a small is
to follow the care label. If it permits
machine washing, use a cold water setting
and either hang the item to dry or turn the
dryer down to its lowest setting. Be careful
-- once something has shrunk, you’re stuck
with it.
5. Avoid Bleeding
Never turn your clothes an icky shade of
pink again. To find out if something is
colorfast, drop a little water on an inside
corner or seam, and see if the dye runs. To
be safe, wash it alone the first time and
check if the water has turned a different
shade.
When a red article of clothing infects the
load, there’s not much you can do. You can
opt to run the load again and add bleach,
but the damage is usually permanent. Enjoy
your new wardrobe!
6. Do the Delicates
Don’t subject your dainty brassieres to the
aggressive agitation of the machine (unless
there is a special “delicate” cycle, in which
case it’s best to place them in a mesh
lingerie bag to limit tossing that can
weaken and pull the fabric). When in
doubt, washing by hand is always a safe
alternative. To wash delicates, fill the sink
with cool water, add a capful of mild
detergent such as Forever New, and swish
it around with your hand for about 3 to 5
minutes. Allow the bra to soak for an
additional 10 minutes and then rinse with
cool water. Finish by laying it flat on a
white towel. If you’re in a hurry, roll it up
and lightly squeeze it to extract excess
water.
7. Limit the Suds
Less is more when it comes to detergent.
Follow the recommendations on the bottle.
It might seem like too little, but trust us,
your clothes will not get cleaner -- in fact
they might get dirtier. Too many suds at
one time can actually trap soil,
redepositing it on clothes and even in the
crevices of the machine (like the space
between the basket and tub). Sitting in that
warm place all alone, the body soil has
nothing better to do than turn mildewy and
stink up the washing machine. Didn’t listen?
Escape from a sudsy overflow by setting the
washer to run on a short rinse and spin
cycle without detergent.
8. Sort!
You should sort by color, water temp, soil,
and sometimes fabric.
Whites: Keep them separate, otherwise
dyes from darks could bleed on to them.
Lights: Divide into groups of colorfast
pastels, medium colors, and light print
pieces.
Darks: Same as lights
Heavily soiled: Separate items or the dirt
might transfer to innocent pieces of
clothing, making the whites gray and the
brights dull.
Fabrics: Use the above rule but if you want
to get ambitious, sort by fabrics that might
transfer lint, such as towels, flannel, and
fleece items. And always check pockets for
tissues.
9. Find the Right Detergent
If you like the scent of a country meadow,
then choose the brand that fulfills your
sensory needs. For function first, read this:
Liquid detergents are good for pretreating
stains and removing food.
Powder is nice for general loads (it’s also
really good at lifting out ground-in dirt).
Ultra versions are concentrated liquids or
powders in small packages designed to give
you more bang for your buck. Since you
need less for each use, they last longer and
the packages take up less space.
HE, or high-efficiency detergents , reduce
the level of suds and prevent color transfer
in high-efficiency machines or machines
with low-water modes (those that hold 8
gallons of water as opposed to 12 to 17).
10. Don’t Forget to Add the Fabric
Softener
Do you want dry, wrinkle-free clothing?
Then use a fabric softener either in liquid
or sheet form. Nowadays, some detergents
add in their own touch of softener. Before
you add the liquid to your wash, you’ll
need to dilute it first before it mixes with
the water. Be sure to avoid pouring it
directly onto clothes as it might stain.
(Some fabric softeners can lessen the
effectiveness of flame retardancy on
fabrics, sometimes found in clothing like
children's sleepwear.)
11. Don’t Let Your Laundry Linger
It’s best to take the laundry out of the
machine right away, but phone calls, nail
polish, the game, and crying kids can
impede even your best efforts. The longer
clothes sit, the more they wrinkle in the
dryer or get moldy in the wash. Aside from
paying close attention to the time, opt for
the automatic cycle versus the timed cycle
on the dryer so things don’t get overly dry
(the auto function senses when the load is
dry and shuts off). Also, choose the tumble
press or wrinkle guard option. When the
cycle ends, the machine will tumble at
timed intervals to prevent the setting in of
wrinkles.
12. Keep Stains From Setting
Act now! If you pretreat as quickly as
possible, you might prevent the stain from
becoming a permanent addition. Rinse or
soak the garment in cold water, apply a
stain remover, and get it to the washer.
Don’t put the shirt in the dryer if the stain
remains or it will set. Instead, pretreat,
wash, and repeat.
13. Static Cling Stuck on You?
Not to get technical on you, but that cling is
caused by a buildup of electrical charges
when clothes rub against each other in the
dryer. Drying on too high a setting doesn’t
help. Use a fabric softener sheet to sedate
the sparks and select the lowest
temperature setting possible that will still
get the job done.
14. Save the Socks
Missing socks are an age-old mystery.
Frankly, there is no solid answer on how to
keep socks from disappearing. Some
experts suggest that socks can get sucked
under the agitator and down the drain
when the water empties. Others say the
missing sock probably never made it to the
laundry room in the first place. If you don’t
pay close attention when you load up the
basket (and really, do we have time?), small
pieces like single socks can fall and get
kicked under the bed, stuck in the hamper,
or adopted by the dog as a toy. Keep track
of socks by counting them after they come
out of the wash and before they find their
way into the dryer. We’d never suggest you
handle stinky socks more than needed.
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Samsung produces first ever bendable smartphone
Here come the bendable smartphone displays. Samsung has announced the Galaxy Round smartphone, which the Korean electronics giant is calling the "world's first curved display smartphone."
Galaxy Round sports a 5.7-inch full HD Super AMOLED screen that will let users take advantage of a "Roll Effect" to check the date, time, missed call, and battery status information, even when the home screen is off. A separate "Gravity Effect," Samsung says, will let folks interact with the phone by tilting it. Samsung also says that when the music player is running but the display is off, the user can press the left side of the device to play the previous track or the right side to play the next track.
The phone will be sold in Korea only for now, and Samsung hasn't announced pricing or potential U.S. availability.
The news comes a few days after Samsung's Korean rival LG announced that it will start mass producing a flexible OLED display for smartphones. The flexible panels use plastic instead of glass, which allows them to be bendable.
The panels could arrive next year.
Hilarious jokes laugh to stumble.
AKPOS: I’m coming to see you honey. GIRL: Alright baby. AKPOS: I love you, I can’t wait to see you… I’m getting ready to leavenow. GIRL: Okay but honey, I’m on my period, just letting you know incase. AKPOS: My car just broke down, I can’t come and see you. GIRL: Get your friend to bring you,like he always does. AKPOS: He got shot by armed robbers so I can’t come, I’m sorry. GIRL: Oh never mind, I’m not on my period. AKPOS: My friend has just been discharged from hospital and he has said he’s okay, he’s fine and he will take me now. I’m coming sweetheart. GIRL: sh*t! I’m really on my period, just did not notice. AKPOS: Damn! He has been shot again. I can’t come!!!! Read more[....]
AC MILAN to play next march behind closed doors as punishment.
Chief executive Adriano Galliani is furious after AC Milan are fined and ordered to play next game behind closed doors.
AC Milan have been ordered by Italy's football authorities to play their next game behind closed doors and were fined $67,900 following abusive chants by supporters about southern club Napoli.
During Sunday's match against Juventus in Turin, hundreds of Milan supporters shouted "We are not Neapolitans" and other offensive chants which the Naples daily Il Mattino said reflected long-standing contempt for the south by northern clubs.
In the fiercely territorial world of Italian football, abusive rivalry between supporters of clubs in the rich north and those in the poorer south is not uncommon and Milan officials reacted with shock to the verdict by Serie A sporting judges.
To say I'm furious would be putting it mildly... I understand that racism is a big problem, a problem everywhere in the world but...here in Italy we have invented territorial discrimination for ourselves
Adriano Galliani, Milan chief executive
The punishment means that Milan, 12th in Serie A after the 3-2 loss to Juve, will play their next home game on October 19 against Udinese behind closed doors.
"To say I'm furious would be putting it mildly," Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani told reporters on Tuesday.
"I understand that racism is a big problem, a problem everywhere in the world but...here in Italy we have invented territorial discrimination for ourselves.
"I called (Italian football) president (Giancarlo) Abete to ask whether he thinks that this rule is just. What I ask is that it is abolished."
A football federation (FIGC) spokesman said the rules were being applied in line with UEFA guidelines.
"It's not as though the rules are imposed on any club. It's down to a judge to decide on the punishment, and they can make their case against any decision," he said.
FIGC president Abete said: "Italian legislation follows UEFA proposals that apart from anything else have been the subject of UEFA and FIFA congresses. We are in an international context in which a different way of dealing with discrimination is required."
Mayor of Naples Luigi De Magistris backed the decision to punish Milan.
"There isn't a first and second division of discrimination. Often Neapolitans have been the subject of unacceptable levels of discrimination," said De Magistris.
The ruling has enraged hardcore "ultra" fans, who are fed up with having sections of stadiums and entire grounds closed for what they see as the harmless expression of sporting rivalry.
Napoli fans in the Curva B section of the San Paolo stadium on Sunday brought out a banner referring to previous chants by rivals which read: "Naples cholera-sufferers. Now close our curva!".
They then began singing the offending chants which follow them up and down the country.
Ultras of both AC Milan and Inter Milan spoke out on Tuesday, both writing press releases on their websites bemoaning the decision.
"Welcome to the country where teasing and making fun (of opponents) motivate sanctions that limit freedom. In Italy we are seeing in recent days a ridiculous interpretation of the rules that is making us the targets of a senseless and unjustifiable attack,".
Lord’s Chosen Church Headquarter Shut by Lagos Government
The Lagos State Government has shut
down the headquarters of the Lord’s
Chosen and Charismatic Revival Church
on Ijesha, Oshodi-Apapa Expressway,
Lagos, southwest Nigeria over
environmental nuisance. headquarters
The Lord’s Chosen is founded by Pastor
Lazarus Muoka, who serves as the
General Overseer of the church.
Officials of the Ministry of the
Environment shut down the church on
Sunday morning and prevented the
worshippers from having their Sunday
service usually attended by thousands of
faithful.
Investigations revealed that the church
does not have solid waste disposal
facility. It burns its waste inside the
church premises, thereby exposing the
lives of its worshippers to serious health
hazard.
A substantial part of the sprawling
church lies on the Odo Asimawu Canal
drainage channel, thereby impeding the
flow of storm water.
The church also built its toilets on the
canal, thereby discharging all its human
waste into the canal.
In order prevent an outbreak of
epidemic, the state government had to
seal the entire church premises.
The government accused the church of
defacing and degrading the environment
and refusing to abate the nuisance even
after it had been served abatement notice
to upgrade the environment.
Commissioner for the Environment, Mr.
Tunji Bello said the church had
committed lots of environmental abuse
which it must abate before the massive
edifice could be re-opened by the
government as such illegality could not
be tolerated any longer.
According to him, the church did not
have proper waste management system,
adding that it burnt its refuse inside the
church, an action which ran fowl of the
environmental and sanitation law of the
state.
“The church does not have proper
sanitary system and they discharge their
wastes into the canal. Most of their
members trade on the expressway and
we don’t want that,” he stated.
Bello added that the church would only
be re-opened if it constructed new toilets
as well as bagged its solid waste as well
as managed such waste properly, saying
that the church must build a sewage
septic tank for the treatment of waste
water.
“The conditions for reopening the
church must include: complete
sanitization of the entire church
environment, putting in place proper
solid waste facility, stoppage of refuse
burning, removal of all structures on
drainage channel, building of new toilet
facilities, evacuation of solid waste
dumped inside the canal and so on,” he
said.
Bello assured that the state government
would not shirk its responsibility of
protecting Lagos environment and
ensure that its residents were protected
from environmental abuse.
The commissioner stated that the church
must also ensure that none of its
member trade on the expressway, while
the church must remove illegal
attachments built on drainage channel
alignment in the area.
He said any structure to be erected by
the church must be about 50 metres
away from the drainage channel and
ensure that the environment was kept
clean, after which the government would
re-open the church.
When P.M.NEWS visited the church this
morning, members of the church were
working frantically to clean up their
environment.
They have also begun massive
demolition of structures built on
drainage alignment.
The church spokesman, Pastor Chidi,
declined to comment on the closure,
saying he had not been officially briefed
by the General Overseer of the church,
Pastor Lazarus Muoka.
Archaeologists in Bolivia find 1,500- year-old treasures
Gold and silver pieces
as well as bones and
pottery from 1,500
years ago were
discovered in Lake
Titicaca by underwater archaeologists, a
researcher said Tuesday.
"We found 2,000 objects and fragments,"
Christophe Delaere, the Belgian co-director
of the Huinaimarca Project that unearthed
the items, said at a ceremony in La Paz.
President Evo Morales, Bolivia's minister of
culture and diplomats from Belgium were
also in attendance.
The expedition began two months ago on
the Bolivian side of the lake, which is
shared with Peru. Underwater explorations
turned up objects from different eras, both
Inca era and pre-Inca (1438-1533).
The project unearthed 31 gold fragments,
mainly around the Isla del Sol, where
legend holds that mythical founders of the
Incan empire emerged from the lake's
waters.
Underwater excavations were carried out in
other parts of the lake where objects from
different dates were found.
"There are ceramics and urns from more
than 500 to 800 years ago," Delaere said.
Elsewhere, 1,500-year-old objects such as
stone vessels, incense containers and
figures of animals like pumas were found.
Tales about the lake containing underwater
citadels and wealth supposedly stashed by
indigenous Quechua and Aymara people
from Spanish conquistadores have existed
for centuries in Bolivia.
In the late 1960s French explorer Jacques-
Yves Cousteau conducted several
expeditions in Lake Titicaca, finding signs
of a civilization.
Morales stressed that Bolivia, South
America's poorest nation, is keen to recover
its national patrimony on display in
countries in Europe and the United States.
Rape of NYSC member: Court frees Osun monarch
Justice Oyejide Falola of the Osun State
High Court sitting in Ikirun on Tuesday
discharged and acquitted the Alowa of
Ilowa-Ijesa, Oba Adebukola Alli, over a
charge of raping an NYSC member.
Delivering judgment, Falola said that the
plaintiff, Miss Helen Okpara, failed to
tender enough exhibits to convince the
court beyond reasonable doubt that she
was raped by the monarch.
The judge also held that the plaintiff,
who accused the monarch of raping her
at his private residence in Osogbo, failed
to prove that she was raped.
He said a case of rape could only be
established with exhibits such as bed
sheet, the victim’s pant and a medical
report indicating forceful penetration,
adding that the prosecutor failed to
tender all these.
Falola said Okpara also failed to show
the bruises on her private part as
evidence that she was raped.
He further said the prosecutor failed to
show to the court the plaintiff’s torn
clothes as she had claimed in her
submissions before the court.
While stressing that a case of rape must
be proved with injuries sustained on the
private part as well as other parts of the
body, Falola said the court was not
convinced that Okpara sustained any
injury.
Falola said the court was able to establish
the fact that Okpara and the monarch
had been having regular sexual
relationship before a misunderstanding
ensued between them.
He, however, condemned such
relationship involving a traditional ruler,
saying his action had brought his stool
into disrepute as well as disgrace to his
family and community.
But Mr Femi Adedokun, the counsel to
both Okpara and the state government,
said he would seek advice from the
Attorney-General and Commissioner for
Justice before considering appealing the
judgment.
On his part, the defence counsel, Mr
Taofeeq Tewogbade, commended the
judgment, describing it as “God’s
judgment which came at the appointed
time.’’
The case had been ongoing for almost
three years before Tuesday’s judgment.
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101 days after, ASUU marches on
This aint getting funny.
One hundred days after members of the
Academic Staff Union of Universities
embarked on a nationwide strike, the end
is not in sight yet, CHARLES ABAH writes
In countries like South Korea, the first 100
days of a child is very symbolic. Within
this period, the life of the child and that
of his parents are often celebrated. In
keeping with the tradition of the people,
prayers and various types of gifts are
offered to the gods during parties
organised to mark the event. This is
accompanied with much feasting in the
child’s home. The purpose of such ritual
is to increase the newborn baby’s chances
of becoming successful on earth.
Globally, it is also common among
political appointees or government
officials to celebrate their first 100 days in
office. For instance, President Barack
Obama of the United States celebrated his
first 100 days in office with pomp and
ceremony. The period in the US serves as
a benchmark to measure the early
success (or otherwise) of president.
In Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan
and many state governors also celebrated
their first 100 days in office. Of course,
the celebrations took place with much
fanfare. Advertorials were placed in the
newspapers and parties were held in
government houses to mark the
achievements of the political office-
holders during their first 100 days in
office.
Unfortunately, there are no celebrations
today as Nigerians mark the symbolic first
100 days that lecturers in the country’s
public universities embarked on industrial
action.
The lecturers, who commenced the strike
on July 1, are protesting the non-
implementation of an agreement they
signed with the Federal Government in
2009, as well as the non-payment of their
earned allowances.
Many people are compelled to ask what
the country, particularly the education
sector, has achieved in the first 100 days
of the ASUU strike. Since the strike is still
in progress, analysts conclude that
nothing significant has been achieved. In
their thinking, several dialogues and
meetings targeted at resolving the crisis
have failed to yield positive results.
Therefore, there is really no cause for
celebration.
A lecturer at the Lagos State University,
Ojo, Prof. Ademola Onifade, notes that
contrary to expectation, the current
struggle by ASUU has achieved nothing
for the lecturers and public universities.
He says, “In politics and governance,
politicians celebrate the first 100 days on
the positive side. But here we are, nothing
has been accomplished in this struggle. I
suspect that the game plan of the Federal
Government is to wear us out. The
authorities do not want to address our
requests. However, if their target is just to
wear us out, they will not succeed.”
But judging by recent statements made by
the representatives of the government,
there is an indication that the crisis will
be resolved. Indeed, President Jonathan
and Vice President Namadi Sambo have
promised that the crisis would be over
soon.
Earlier, the FG, acting through the
Governor Gabriel Suswam-led committee,
had released N100bn for infrastructure
development in the universities and
another N30bn for the teachers’ earned
allowances. But the leaders of ASUU
dismissed the sum as a token, saying it
was comparable to a drop in the ocean of
their requests.
While both parties continue to seek the
best way to settle their differences, the
mood in many homes and in the public
universities affected by the strike remains
sober. Academic activities in these
institutions are still suspended. The
students and their parents are forced to
deal with the frustration and feeling of
hopelessness arising from the strike, just
as the striking lecturers, who claim that
they have not had any meaningful
dialogue with the FG, continue to despair.
The lecturers have not been paid their
salaries for the past two months. But this
seems to be the least of their worries. The
Chairman of ASUU, Obafemi Awolowo
University chapter, Prof. Ade Akinola, who
says there is no political colouration in
their demand, notes that the body’s
major concern is to save the universities
from dying.
He says, “ASUU will continue to call on
Nigerians to help beg the Federal
Government to be patriotic and see
reason in not allowing public tertiary
education to die. The FG should honour
the agreement mutually entered into in
2009 and further reinforced by the
Memorandum of Understanding of
February 24, 2012. It was in general to
save the public universities from total
collapse.”
Also, a communications specialist, Mr.
Muyiwa Akin, thinks this is not the right
time for ASUU and the government to
trade blame. He says that both parties
should find a mid way to resolve the
crisis.
“All the parties should realise that they
should protect the interest of the
students. In my thinking, sincerity is
lacking in this matter. The signing of the
agreement took place some years ago and
if perchance, the FG is not able to meet
its own side of the deal, it should be open
about that.
“Again, the government should show
sincerity and commitment in funding
education and keeping to agreements,
just as ASUU members, who are seeking
the improvement of the quality of
education, should consider the fate of the
students. For, without the students, there
will be no ASUU and without ASUU, there
will be no students,” he says.
Meanwhile, ASUU insists that the 100-day-
old strike has no political colouration.
In a statement by its National Strike
Coordinating Committee, obtained on
Monday, the union dismissed the October
1 broadcast of the President in which he
referred to the strike as politically
motivated.
The statement read, “The primary goal of
our union is to work for the repositioning
of the Nigerian university system for
global competition in terms of
comparable facilities and staff quality.
This goal we have pursued with diligence
as a trade union.
“The Umaru Yar’Adua/Goodluck Jonathan
government did not accuse ASUU of
playing politics all through the three years
(2006-2009) negotiations that produced
the 2009 agreement. As Vice-President,
Jonathan made significant input into the
negotiation process. In 2012, when the
MoU was signed despite doubts about
government’s sincerity, President
Jonathan did not impute political motives.
Even the landmark report of the
Committee on the Needs Assessment of
Nigerian Public Universities was not
interpreted as political.
“Why is it now when ASUU insists that the
Federal Government should deliver on
what it undertook to do under the 2009
agreement, the 2012 MoU and the 2012
Needs Assessment Report that the union
is being accused of embarking on a
political strike?
“ASUU members, and, indeed, progressive
Nigerians, know too well that the
accusation of politicisation of strike is a
cheap blackmail. If anything, it is the
Federal Government that is trying to whip
up political sentiments over matters that
are straightforward and clear to all and
sundry.”
Samsung phones and tablets face US import ban
In early August, Apple won a case at the
US International Trade Commission (ITC)
that found Samsung had infringed two
patents covering mobile technology.
That victory called for an import ban on
some Samsung products but this was
postponed pending an appeal.
A US official overseeing the patent row has
now rejected Samsung's appeal, meaning
the ban will come into force.
"After carefully weighing policy
considerations, including the impact on
consumers and competition, advice from
agencies and information from interested
parties, I have decided to allow the
commission's determination... to become
final," said US trade representative Michael
Froman.
The patents in dispute cover detecting
fingers on a touchscreen and the workings
of the audio jack on smartphones and
tablets. In August, Samsung was cleared of
violating four other patented technologies.
So far, it is not clear which products will
be banned from sale. In its appeal,
Samsung said it had, for newer products,
developed its own technologies that did
not draw on Apple's patented ideas. The
ITC has already approved the workarounds
for the disputed technologies.
In August, US President Barack Obama
overturned another ITC ruling that called
for a ban on Apple products. He issued
the first presidential veto for 26 years on
an ITC matter when he decided to stop the
ban on older iPhones and iPads.
Apple and Samsung have regularly clashed
in court over the past few years and have
fought patent battles across 10 countries.
Monday, 7 October 2013
Mysterious lizard appears in Femi kuti's car.
Drama ensued at the third mainland bridge over the weekend when a crowd gathered around the car of legendary Afrobeat King, Femi Kuti, to locate a Lizard that almost caused him an accident.
Narrating his ordeal, Kuti, who arrived late to the MUSON Center, where he was a guest artiste at the pre-event press briefing on the coming MUSON anniversary concert, described the experience as horrifying.He said the lizard appeared all of a sudden, from the dashboard of the car, while he was at top speed, starring at him snappily before ducking away.
“You know, it could have been a disaster if the lizard had run through my trousers, climbing to my private part. You can imagine how jumpy I could have reacted, trying to protect my manhood. Because, that to me is an important part of who I am, I can’t joke with it. Evil people could be at work,” added the musician jocularly, still wondering how the lizard got into his car.”
After the event, Femi insisted he will not drive the jeep till the Lizard was found!
Sunday, 6 October 2013
Arsenal return to the top, Spurs mauled
Arsenal returned to the
top of the Premier League
on Sunday after Jack
Wilshere rescued a point
for them in a 1-1 draw at
West Bromwich Albion, while rivals
Tottenham Hotspur suffered a shock 3-0
thumping by West Ham United.
Chelsea relied on two goals in two minutes
by substitutes Eden Hazard and Willian late
in their match at Norwich City to give them
a 3-1 win that lifted them to third in the
league with 14 points from seven games,
two behind Arsenal and Liverpool.
Surprise package Southampton won again
to go fourth, beating Swansea City 2-0 at
home, while the day's big upset was at
White Hart Lane.
Spurs, who had conceded only twice in the
league, leaked three in 13 second-half
minutes including an individual effort by
Ravel Morrison that West Ham manager
Sam Allardyce dubbed 'genius'.
It looked like there was also a surprise on
the cards at West Brom, who were up to
their old tricks a week after stunning
Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford
when they took a 42nd-minute lead
through Claudio Yacob's powerful
downward header.
After somehow escaping further damage
from more West Brom chances, Arsenal
drew level in the 63rd minute when
Wilshere made up for his poor
performance until that point, smashing in a
deflected shot from 20 metres out.
"It was breathless. West Brom showed why
they won at Manchester United last week
and we had a hell of a task to come back
but we showed character and we had
chances to go on and win it," the BBC
quoted Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger as
saying.
"Our position is good because when you
look at how we started (a 3-1 defeat at
home to Aston Villa) and now we've come
out of two away games well so it's a good
position to start again after the
(international) break."
BOLD DECISION
The point, which puts Arsenal ahead of
Liverpool on goals scored, will be all the
sweeter for Wenger's side on a day their
bitter north London rivals Tottenham lost
ground on the leaders after a mauling by
West Ham at White Hart Lane.
Allardyce, whose side had not scored away
from home and had won just one league
game, took the bold decision to start with
no recognised striker and the move paid off
as defender Winston Reid, winger Ricardo
Vaz Te and midfielder Morrison all netted.
While the first two, in the 66th and 72nd
minutes set up the victory, Morrison's 79th-
minute goal will be the one talked about
after the former Manchester United player
picked up possession inside his own half,
went past Michael Dawson and lifted the
ball over keeper Hugo Lloris.
"We thought we'd drop the front man out
and play more attacking midfield players
from deep running forward," Allardyce,
whose club had not won at Spurs since
1999, told Sky Sports.
"You try these things you hope they work ...
it's worked and the players have made it
work ... We got three different types of
goals, we got a set piece, we got a bit of
luck and then we got a bit of genius."
FANTASTIC CHANGE
Earlier in the day, Chelsea had grabbed
three points at Norwich after it had looked
like their fourth-minute lead from an Oscar
goal would not be enough when Anthony
Pilkington levelled for the hosts in the 68th
minute.
The equaliser seemed to shake Chelsea
awake and the introduction of Hazard and
Willian changed everything.
Chelsea broke quickly after a Norwich
corner and Hazard's shot was pounced on
by John Ruddy but the ball carried on past
the keeper and over the line in almost slow
motion on 85 minutes.
Another counter-attack wrapped up the win
a minute later as Willian curled in a first-
time shot of the kind of class the club will
have been hoping for from the 30 million
pounds ($48.22 million) they paid for him
in the close season.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho took the
credit for his substitutions after leading his
side to their first away win in the league
this season.
"When I make a change, the change is
always fantastic and the players make it
fantastic or make it rubbish - it's up to
them," the BBC quoted him as saying.
The only black cloud for Chelsea, and
possibly for England ahead of their World
Cup qualifiers on October 11 and October
15, was the sight of left back Ashley Cole
being substituted in the second half with
what looked like a rib injury.
Mourinho said he had in fact taken the
England defender off for tactical reasons
but that he would be having a scan on the
problem which the manager said had been
troubling Cole for a while.
Southampton's excellent start to the
season continued in a 2-0 home win
against Swansea City with Adam Lallana
netting in the 19th minute and Jay
Rodriguez adding another on 83 minutes.
They are level on 14 points with Chelsea,
with Manchester City and Spurs a point
behind. Champions Manchester United are
ninth with 10 points.
Oshinowo gets twins through surrogate mother
Former beauty queen, Adenike Oshinowo,
became a first time mother two weeks
ago, when she was delivered of a set of
twins through a surrogate mother in the
United States of America.
Oshinowo, whose is separated from Dr.
Tunde Soleye, is said to be joyous and
can’t wait to return home with her
bundles of joy.
A few years ago, Nike reportedly adopted
two children and has publicly spoken
about her battle with endometriosis, a
condition she has been living with since
she was 14.
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