We’re fed up with same salary structure for 12 years, ASUP tells federal, states govts
The polytechnic lecturers in the country have expressed disappointment on both federal and state governments for leaving them on the salary structures they had been since 12 years ago, saying they were fed up with the situation. They also accused both levels of government of consistently paying lip service to the education sector from primary to tertiary levels, saying such attitude would continue to thwart the progress of Nigeria and its people. The President of their umbrella body, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Dr Anderson Ezeibe, gave these positions in an exclusive interview with Nigerian Tribune on Sunday. According to him, the polytechnic lecturers have been on the same salary structures which are even very small for the past 12 years and this situation is killing us. While noting that up till now Federal Government had not released the revitalisation funds and also about N5 billion minimum wage arrears owed the federal polytechnic lecturers nationwide several months after approval, the ASUP boss explained that the condition of state-owned polytechnic workers is worse.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
January 03, 2022 00:51 UTC
Eleven troops hurt, 29 ‘terrorists’ neutralised in Burkina
Eleven soldiers were wounded and 29 “terrorists” neutralised in a weekend attack on security forces in Burkina Faso’s troubled northwest, the army said on Sunday. “The fighting caused injuries to 11 soldiers who were treated. Their response and counter-offensive allowed the neutralisation of 29 terrorists and the recovery of a large amount of combat materiel including weapons, vehicles and communication equipment,” the statement said. That attack was the deadliest since the bloodshed in Inata in the country’s north in mid-November, which claimed 57 lives including 53 police officers. Since 2015, Burkina Faso has been facing regular and deadly jihadist attacks, particularly in the northern and eastern regions, close to Mali and Niger, countries also battling armed jihadist groups.
Source:The Guardian
January 02, 2022 20:39 UTC
Olubadan’s transition process: Oyo CP assures of adequate security
Commissioner of Police in Oyo State Command, Ngozi Onadeko, has assured indigenes and residents of Ibadan City and the general public that the police command has taken proactive and adequate security measures to guide the transition process of the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, who joined his ancestors on Sunday. The Commissioner of Police said that the measures taken included adequate deployment of police personnel round the nooks and crannies of Ibadan City in particular, and the state generally, through visibility policing and convoy patrols. This, according to a statement by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Adewale Osifeso, on her behalf, would be done in collaboration with relevant sister security agencies, with surveillance and intelligence-led stop-and-search duties. “Parents and persons wielding various degrees of influence in religious, socio-political or any other capacity are advised to warn their wards and proteges against acts that can lead to the breach of the peace, as such violators would be severely sanctioned,” the police commissioner said. She added that the command could always be reached in any case of emergency through control room numbers: 615, which is toll free and belongs to the Oyo State Security Trust Fund, and 07055495413 and 08081768614 belonging to Oyo State Police Command.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
January 02, 2022 13:35 UTC
UPDATED: Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Adetunji, dies at 93
The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has passed away. Confirming the Olubadan’s death, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, said, “The news of the death of our father, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Saliu Adetunji, Aje Ogungunniso I, came as a shock. “His wealth of experience, his immense wisdom, and his commitment to seeing a greater Ibadan and a better Oyo State are unrivalled. Adetunji was crowned Olubadan after the demise of Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade. Prior to his coronation as the Olubadan of Ibadan, Adetunji was the Balogun of Ibadan land.
Source:Punch
January 02, 2022 13:31 UTC
BREAKING: Messi tests positive for COVID-19
Lionel Messi has tested positive for Covid-19 and has entered self-isolation, his club Paris Saint-Germain announced on Sunday. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner was one of four PSG players to test positive for the virus ahead of a French Cup match against Vannes. The Argentinian star has endured a difficult start to life in the French capital since an emotional exit from Barcelona last summer. Messi has scored only one goal in 11 league appearances for PSG, although he has netted five times in the Champions League. The other players to test positive were full-back Juan Bernat, back-up goalkeeper Sergio Rico and teenage midfielder Nathan Bitumazala.
Source:Punch
January 02, 2022 13:17 UTC
2021 Fashion Trends That Shake the Fashion World
Designers of all shapes around the world are creating new styles, breaking the usual norms of the fashion world. Designers of all shapes around the world are creating new styles, breaking the usual norms of the fashion world. Rocking and jogging sports clothesJust coming out of lockdown covid has had an impact on the fashion world. It started just as a fashion trend haul on TikTok and many fell in love with how it made their bodies look. The fashion trends of 2021 are pushing boundaries, showing that fashion has no limits to creativity.
Source:The Guardian
January 02, 2022 13:03 UTC
INSECURITY: Six soldiers, one policeman, 13 others killed by non-state actors last week
At least 20 people were killed by gunmen in various attacks across the country last week (December 26 – January 1). A review of the figure indicates a decline of over 80 per cent when compared to the previous week when over 100 people were killed. Seven of those killed last week were security personnel including six soldiers and one policeman while another was a traditional ruler. All the geopolitical zones recorded at least one case except for the North-central where there was no media report of killings last week. Three in DeltaThree people were killed on Thursday in Delta State, South-south Nigeria, when some gunmen attacked a motor park in the state.
Source:The Guardian
January 02, 2022 10:12 UTC
Tinubu will contest 2023 Presidential election — Jibril | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Speaking during an international press conference in Kano, Jibril said: “The issue of whether Tinubu will contest or not, especially when he has not come out publicly to declare his ambition, does not count. I can confirm to you today, and authoritatively, that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will contest the presidential race.”Meanwhile, Jibril also hosted 2,500 Ulamas to pray for Tinubu’s presidential ambition. The prayers held at his country home in Kofa Town, Bebeji Local Council, was conceived to seek Divine intervention for his presidential ambition. The Sheikh, who elicited the Almighty’s favour for quality leadership in the country, particularly, invoked God’s mercy to actualise Tinubu’s presidential ambition in 2023. So, let me use this opportunity to clear all doubts.”Jubril is coordinating over 2,000 support groups on Tinubu’s presidential ambition.
Source:The Guardian
January 02, 2022 09:24 UTC
Police kill bandit, rescue nine kidnap victims in Kaduna forest
The Kaduna State Police Command, on Saturday, said its operatives raided a notorious bandits’ camp in the Sabon-Birnin Forest in the Igabi Local Government Area of the state and rescued nine kidnap victims. Jalige identified those rescued as Bashir Hussain, 40; Abdullahi Adamu, 40; Lawal Habib, 17; Umar Yahuza, 31; Joseph Samuel, 43; Nazifi Sani, 20; Mohammed Shuaibu, 40; Zainab Bashir, 22; and Alheri Ibrahim, 40. The police spokesman said the rescued victims had since been reunited with their families after undergoing medical check up at the police medical facility in the state. He, however, noted that one Bashir Hussain, a kidnap victim, who sustained bullet wounds, was rushed to the Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital in the Kaduna metropolis. “The mission was cautiously and successfully executed, which resulted in one bandit being neutralised, while many others escaped with bullet wounds.’’Copyright PUNCH.
Source:Punch
January 02, 2022 08:43 UTC
ARM, TechnoVision partner on N12m young talent pitch | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
ARM in partnership with TechnoVision (TVC) has announced the 2022 edition of the Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) finalists pitch event, which holds virtually on April 8, 2022 due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. According to them, the DAAYTA 2022 has commenced as ARM seeks the brightest and most innovative start-up business ideas in Nigeria to participate in this edition. The Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) programme is a youth awards initiative founded in 2015 by ARM in honour of its founding CEO, Deji Alli. DAAYTA 2022 focuses on identifying start-ups with a minimum viable product (MVP) and at least one customer. The DAAYTA Award, now in its fourth edition following the pilot edition held successfully in 2015, is coordinated by TechnoVision Communications LLC.
Source:The Guardian
January 02, 2022 02:34 UTC
2021 failed prophecies | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
ISAAC TAIWO looks at some of these prophecies that never happened in 2021. Prophet Jeremiah Asuquo Edet,The Chosen Men To Lead Nigeria Out Of TroublePROPHET Jeremiah Asuquo Edet, who is currently remanded at the Ibara Correctional Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun State, had, in his 2021 prophecies for Nigeria, said there would be a new government without elections in Nigeria. “Past events that may have been forgotten shall come up to destabilize the peace we have been crying for in Nigeria. He also said, “I saw a sect in Yemen, that has moved from the base scattered all over the world to terrorise, pray for peace in the nations of the world. Also a nation coming out, separating from the main nation, not allowed to name the nation now, you will know at the right time.”
Source:The Guardian
January 02, 2022 02:09 UTC
The rites of New Year’s resolutions
I made my own New Year resolutions for the “Triple T year” of Twenty Twenty-Two (2022) a fortnight ago. “The ancient Babylonians are said to have been the first people to make New Year’s resolutions some 4,000 years ago. Now popular within evangelical Protestant churches, especially African American denominations and congregations, watchnight services held on New Year’s Eve are often spent praying and making resolutions for the coming year. Common traditions include attending parties, eating special New Year’s foods, making resolutions for the New Year and watching fireworks displays. Some say yes, especially going by the dismal record of success usually recorded by many in fulfilling their New Year’s resolutions.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
January 02, 2022 01:17 UTC
How we celebrated the festive season
In an ideal situation, someone in her age bracket ought to be with her children and grandchildren and enjoying the comfort of a home with so much to eat and drink during the festive season. When Sunday Tribune eventually met Madam Sekinatu and some other beggars for a chat, her famished and peckish look advertised her protracted starvation. She said unlike Madam Sekinatu, she and her children spent their Christmas Day under the bridge rushing after anyone with goods to share. The orphanage was able to celebrate the festive season for all her children within the shelter facility as we organised Christmas parties and other festive activities to bring out the joy of the season,” she said. For Febisola Okonwo, the CEO of Tabitha Homes, in-house programmes were organised for the children during the festive season, as the home runs a holistic structure, making them feel loved and not feeling any less of themselves.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
January 02, 2022 01:08 UTC
Ukrainian soldier killed as tensions with Russia soar | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Ukraine said Saturday one of its soldiers was killed in fighting with pro-Moscow separatists, as the US again warned Russia against any attacks on the country. In his New Year’s Eve address, Zelensky said ending the war in the east remains his “main goal”. The army gave no further details of how the soldier was killed. Tensions with Moscow have soared in recent months, with Russia massing troops near Ukraine’s borders. Kiev has been battling a pro-Moscow insurgency in two breakaway regions bordering Russia since 2014, when the Kremlin annexed Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula.
Source:The Guardian
January 01, 2022 22:16 UTC
Dowen: Autopsy reveals ‘chemical intoxication’ caused Oromoni’s death
A medical expert, John Soper, said chemical intoxication or poisoning refers to a multitude of illnesses caused by the absorption of toxic chemical agents. “Poisonings may be acute, subacute, or chronic and may be the result of accidental or intentional administration. His father had claimed that his child was beaten and fed a liquid chemical but Dowen College dismissed the claim. Meanwhile, the Lagos State Police Command had released the housemaster and other staff of Dowen College, Lekki arrested in connection with Oromni’s death. Mr. Oromoni dared Odumosu to make the autopsy report public.
Source:Punch
January 01, 2022 18:41 UTC