Investigations by SaharaReporters reveal that poverty-plagued Taraba State has so far spent more than $1.2 million (close to N200 million) in ten months on the medical treatment of brain-injured Governor Danbaba Suntai. The state has also spent millions of naira more in security votes to the injured governor, estacode payments to him as well as members of Mr. Suntai’s inner circle, and transportation. The total cost to the state is close to half a billion naira, our investigative team discovered.
Mr. Suntai was injured in October, 2012 when a small plane he was piloting crashed near Yola Airport in Adamawa State. Mr. Suntai was attempting to land at the time of the accident.
Click source for more details: Sahara Reporters
Wednesday 4 December 2013
ASUU Strike: FG Shifts Ultimatum to December 9
The Federal Government has extended the deadline for striking university lecturers to resume work to December 9.
Prof. Julius Okojie, Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), announced the new date while addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday.
Okojie said, "Government decided to shift the deadline after it received notification of Prof. Festus Iyayi's funeral rites slated for between December 5 and 7.
Iyayi, former ASUU president , died on Nov 12, 2013 in auto crash in Lokoja on his way to attend the association’s meeting in Kano.
"We just received information that the burial rites of Festus Iyayi begins on the December 5 and would last till December 7. Based on this information, government decided to shift the resumption deadline to December 9, to enable lecturers to participate in the burial.
The executive secretary said the directive had been communicated to the various universities Governing Councils and Vice Chancellors for onward transmission to the academic staff.
Prof. Julius Okojie, Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), announced the new date while addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday.
Okojie said, "Government decided to shift the deadline after it received notification of Prof. Festus Iyayi's funeral rites slated for between December 5 and 7.
Iyayi, former ASUU president , died on Nov 12, 2013 in auto crash in Lokoja on his way to attend the association’s meeting in Kano.
"We just received information that the burial rites of Festus Iyayi begins on the December 5 and would last till December 7. Based on this information, government decided to shift the resumption deadline to December 9, to enable lecturers to participate in the burial.
The executive secretary said the directive had been communicated to the various universities Governing Councils and Vice Chancellors for onward transmission to the academic staff.
Ronaldo to return to action
Cristiano Ronaldo has recovered from a muscle strain and is ready to return to action, the Real Madrid and Portugal forward said on Monday.
Ronaldo damaged a hamstring in Real's La Liga match at Almeria on Nov. 23 and missed last week's Champions League win over Galatasaray and Saturday's La Liga success against Real Valladolid.
"I no longer have an injury," Ronaldo said at an awards ceremony in Madrid.
"I have been fine for a couple of days," added the 28-year-old, who has been on scintillating form this season.
"We preferred not to push things against Valladolid but I will be there for the next game for sure."
Ronaldo netted 14 goals in his last seven appearances for club and country before his injury and is one of the favourites to scoop the FIFA Ballon d'Or when the footballer of the year award is announced next month.
The former Manchester United man was the last player to win in 2008 before Barcelona's Argentine forward Lionel Messi took the next four.
"I am on good form," Ronaldo said. "It's possible that it is the best start to the season of my career but the past few years have also been very good."
Four robbery suspects shot dead in Benin
Four armed robbery suspects were on Tuesday morning shot dead in two separate encounters with the police in Benin.
The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Edo, Foluso Adebanjo, confirmed that 20 suspected armed robbers engaged the police in a shoot-out in the first encounter on the Benin/Lagos Bypass.
He said one of the robbers was killed in the process while a policeman sustained gunshot wound on his leg.
The CP said the other armed robbers escaped into the bush, some of them believed to be with bullet wounds.
"In the second encounter that occurred on the Benin/Auchi road, three members of a robbery gang, who had laid siege on the road, were gunned down by policemen.
Adebanjo also announced the arrest of members of a robbery gang who recently killed four policemen on the Benin Bypass.
The four policemen, deployed from Osun for election duty in Anambra, were said to have stopped at a road block mounted by the robbers.
"The policemen were attacked by the armed robbers."
One of the suspects, Muhammadu Umaru, 29, told newsmen that he participated in three robberies in Enugu State.
He said his shares were N5 000; N6 000 and N30 000.
The suspect, however, denied being part of the gang that killed the four policemen.
He said he joined a new robbery gang in Aduwawa area of Benin City.
"I don't know who killed police (men). We don't have real guns but carved guns which we use to block road", he said.
In all, 43 suspects were paraded in connection with robbery; unlawful possession of fire arms and cannabis, cultism, conspiracy and fraud, car snatching, murder and rape.
Among the suspects was one Augustine Obodeke, said to have impregnated his daughter twice and procured abortion for her.
Four other suspects were said to have conspired to defraud a man of N29.8 with an ATM card.
- NAN
The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Edo, Foluso Adebanjo, confirmed that 20 suspected armed robbers engaged the police in a shoot-out in the first encounter on the Benin/Lagos Bypass.
He said one of the robbers was killed in the process while a policeman sustained gunshot wound on his leg.
The CP said the other armed robbers escaped into the bush, some of them believed to be with bullet wounds.
"In the second encounter that occurred on the Benin/Auchi road, three members of a robbery gang, who had laid siege on the road, were gunned down by policemen.
Adebanjo also announced the arrest of members of a robbery gang who recently killed four policemen on the Benin Bypass.
The four policemen, deployed from Osun for election duty in Anambra, were said to have stopped at a road block mounted by the robbers.
"The policemen were attacked by the armed robbers."
One of the suspects, Muhammadu Umaru, 29, told newsmen that he participated in three robberies in Enugu State.
He said his shares were N5 000; N6 000 and N30 000.
The suspect, however, denied being part of the gang that killed the four policemen.
He said he joined a new robbery gang in Aduwawa area of Benin City.
"I don't know who killed police (men). We don't have real guns but carved guns which we use to block road", he said.
In all, 43 suspects were paraded in connection with robbery; unlawful possession of fire arms and cannabis, cultism, conspiracy and fraud, car snatching, murder and rape.
Among the suspects was one Augustine Obodeke, said to have impregnated his daughter twice and procured abortion for her.
Four other suspects were said to have conspired to defraud a man of N29.8 with an ATM card.
- NAN
Most Sought After Female act DAMSEL talks about Her new Video
We recently chatted with the Acumba dance singer signed to CV records recently, excerpts;
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| Damsel |
Q: Can we meet you?
A: I am Ejoh Ugochi Vivian from Imo state, Owerri, Precisely Ngor-Okpala LCDA, born and bred in Lagos, Nigeria with all the levels of education acquired
Q: Challenges Growing?
A: Smiles, it was fun growing in the hoods with other kids with huge dreams to play and interact with. Life in the ghetto gives you all round class of discovering yourself
Q: What inspired you to be an artiste?
A: Entertainment most especially the musical genre was an in born activity. From the beginning it was a noisy venture, a way of passing out time in class way back in secondary school. I used to sing loud during prep hours, drum on my table instead of joining other kids to play the foot game. With time, i joined the school choir where i learnt a little about music note and from there my huge interest in music developed.
Q: You have a couple of works out, akumba dance and naija gyrate, how has the acceptance been?
A: The reception has not been bad, as a matter of fact, its been very encouraging, larger than we expected.
Q: Challenges in the Industry?
A: Its the usual preference of male performers to the females, but gradually that's fading and the reception is upgrading, i see our culture as a factor contributing to the issues the female gender has, but today, inter-cultural influences from other countries in the world has given us much needed light for equity between the female and male performing artistes.
Q: Where do you see yourself in a couple of years?
A: Some two years ago, i was crawling, now its a platform of recognition of my presence in the industry and a few years from now, the brand DAMSEL will become one to reckon with.
Pls Watch and download acumba dance video here: http://www.jaguda.com/2013/07/27/new-video-damsel-acumba-dance/
Pls Watch and download acumba dance video here: http://www.jaguda.com/2013/07/27/new-video-damsel-acumba-dance/
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