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ASUU Strike Won’t Happen, Funds Are Available – Ngige

17Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Youths

ASUU Strike Won’t Happen, Funds Are Available – Ngige

Chris Ngige, minister of labour, says the strike threatened by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will not take place. On Monday, ASUU issued a three-week ultimatum to the federal government to implement the earlier agreement reached with the union. Speaking on Tuesday in an interview on Channels Television, Ngige said funds are available for universities. “The strike will not happen. For one, I know that the funds to pay are there and the ministry of education has assured me that by tomorrow, they will emanate letters to make sure that the disbursement reaches the accounts of the various universities,” he said. “We are not paying the unions directly, so it will get to the universities’ accounts.” ‘STANDARD OF EDUCATION IS FALLING‘ Speaking during the programme, ...

I Didn’t Do My Research Before Joining Bolton Wanderers From PSG – Okocha

13Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Sports, Youths

I Didn’t Do My Research Before Joining Bolton Wanderers From PSG – Okocha

Nigeria legend, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, has insisted that he didn’t do his research before joining Bolton Wanderers from Paris Saint-Germain in 2002. Okocha shocked many football fans when he left French Ligue 1 giants PSG for Bolton in the Premier League nineteen years ago. Though PSG was not a top club then when Okocha left, it was still a surprise to see the former Super Eagles captain leave for Bolton, who were battling relegation in the Premier League then. But Okocha has now revealed he did not know Bolton’s status in the Premier League before signing, adding that it took him a lot of time before he settled in the club. “Well, I will say that it’s obvious I didn’t do my research before signing for Bolton,” Okocha told Ally McCoist and Gabriel Agbonlahor on their Talksport ...

Ighalo Wins West Asia Player Of The Month Award

9Nov

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News, Nigeria, Sports, Youths

Ighalo Wins West Asia Player Of The Month Award

Super Eagles returnee Odion Ighalo has won the West Asia player of the month of October after his impressive performance for his Saudi Arabia club, Al-Shabab. Al-Shabab confirmed the win on their Instagram page before the Nigerian international also reshared on his social media pages. Ighalo has scored nine goals in 11 league games for Al-Shabab this season, with four coming in October. Recall that Ighalo was recalled to the Super Eagles for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Liberia and Cape Verde later this month by Gernot Rohr, more than two years after he retired from international football. Source: Complete Sports

NYSC Kicks Over Feeding Allowance For Corps Members As Prisoners Get N1000

7Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Youths

NYSC Kicks Over Feeding Allowance For Corps Members As Prisoners Get N1000

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has called on the federal government to increase its feeding allowance for corps members. Shuaibu Ibrahim, NYSC’s director-general (DG), spoke when he appeared before a house of representatives committee on youth development on Wednesday. Ibrahim said the extant N650 daily feeding allowance for corps members is “grossly inadequate,” adding that with the arrangement, they only get a meal worth N216. The NYSC DG called on the committee to raise the scheme’s feeding allocation in the 2022 budget. Ibrahim argued that the scheme’s budget can’t remain the same when inmates in facilities of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) get N1,000 daily feeding allowance. In October, the senate committee on interior had increased the daily feeding a...

Delta Poly Student Stabs Boyfriend Over WhatsApp Chats

31Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Youths

Delta Poly Student Stabs Boyfriend Over WhatsApp Chats

A mass communication student of Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, identified simply as Chidinma, has reportedly stabbed her boyfriend, Daniel Johnson, over WhatsApp chats with another female friend. The PUNCH gathered that the victim was stabbed by the lady on Wednesday, October 27. He however survived the attack. Narrating his ordeal to journalists after his recuperation, the victim stated that his girlfriend went through his WhatsApp messages while he was asleep before stabbing him with a knife. Read Also: NECO Releases 2021 Examination Results He said, “I was sleeping when she went through my phone. She opened my WhatsApp and read my chat with another girl. Then she proceeded to use a knife to stab me on my right hand. “I woke up with the stab and called for help ...

Buba Marwa Gives Them Bloody Nose By Femi Adesina

29Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Youths

Buba Marwa Gives Them Bloody Nose By Femi Adesina

My first intervention some months back on the war against hard drugs use in the country was under the headline ‘Buba Marwa and the Bad Guys.’ And here I come again today, armed with facts on how the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has suddenly come alive under its Chairman/Chief Executive, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa, and is giving a bloody nose to traffickers, peddlers and users of narcotic substances in the country. On Thursday last week, Gen. Marwa was our guest at the weekly State House Press Briefing. And what an illuminating session it was. He unfolded in graphic details, with video evidences, what has been going on in the drug war. He described 2021 as a year, “which in the annals of NDLEA is epochal, defined by the renewed war against abuse and trafficking of ...

Abdulrahim Dangana, Gay Predator Arrested For $8,420USD Scam In Kaduna

26Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria, Youths

Abdulrahim Dangana, Gay Predator Arrested For $8,420USD Scam In Kaduna

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on October 25, 2021 arraigned one Abdulrahim Dangana before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna on one count charge that borders on obtaining by false pretense, IgbereTV reports. The defendant is an internet fraudster who preys on homosexuals online. It also stated that Abdulrahim registered on a Gay/Bisexual hook-up App called Grindr and A4A website, using the assumed names: RYAN, DAVE, FRANK and ERIC. The anti-graft agency said Abdulrahim employed the fake profiles to contrive romantic relationships with gay individuals and after establishing what appears to be a genuine relationship with his victims, he lures them into sending him nude pictures, which he eventually used to black...

MASSOB Expresses Worry Over Fighter Planes

23Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Youths

MASSOB Expresses Worry Over Fighter Planes

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra says it fears the Federal Government will deploy the Tucano planes acquired from the United States to attack Igbo youths agitating to secede from Nigeria. It said the worry of its members was triggered by the killings and burning of houses in Igbo communities by the personnel of the Nigerian Army in Imo State in the name of reprisals. The spokesperson for MASSOB, Samuel Edeson, told one of our correspondents in a telephone interview that many innocent Igbo youths had been killed by security agents. Read Also: US Asks Nigeria To Restrict Super Tucano To North He added, “The Fulani herdsmen have been terrorising the entire Southern and Middle Belt region but the Federal Government has not tagged them terroris...

PSG Ready To Bring Osimhen Back To France

22Oct

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PSG Ready To Bring Osimhen Back To France

Paris Saint Germain (PSG) are considering making a move to sign Victor Osimhen from Napoli, according to Calciomercato. It is being reported that the Ligue 1 club could offer Mauro Icardi in a cash plus swap deal for the Nigerian striker. PSG are looking to offload Icardi, who is unsettled due to his marital problems with his wife and agent Wanda-Nara. And they believe Osimhen, who has played in France with Lille, is the perfect replacement. Osimhen has begun this season in fine form, after struggling to settle into Serie A football last year. Osimhen joined Napoli from Lille for 81.3m euros in 2020 and although he scored 10 goals in 24 league games in his debut campaign, more was expected from him. See Also: Victor Osimhen Voted Serie A September Player Of The Month ...

You Can’t Make Changes Without Joining Politics – Osinbajo To Nigerian Youths

21Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Youths

You Can’t Make Changes Without Joining Politics – Osinbajo To Nigerian Youths

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said young Nigerians need to get involved in politics in order to make a change in the nation. Osinbajo said the only way Nigeria can be transformed is largely dependent on the actions and decisions of those who occupy public offices hence the reason young people in Nigeria must get involved in politics. The Vice President said this on Wednesday at a virtual forum where he interacted with Nigerian Fellows of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. According to the VP, “You need to go the extra length if you are not already involved, get involved in politics while a lot can be achieved in civil society, the government still holds the ace in terms of capacity and resources to bring social goods to the largest numbers.” Recal...