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Universities ordered to re-open The federal government has ordered all federal universities in Nigeria to re-open. According to a report by ThisDay, lecturers have been told to resume academic acitivities or risk losing their jobs. Lecturers have until 4 December to return to work. The Goodluck Jonathan administration has given the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, one week ultimatum to call off the ongoing strike or risk mass sack. The directive was given on Thursday on behalf of the government, in Abuja, by the acting Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike. But in a swift reaction, ASUU rubbished the threat by the Jonathan Government to sack any lecturer who fails to report back to school on December 4, 2013. While condemning the threat, ASUU said: “It is a pity if the federal government is not willing to perfect the resolutions reached with union.This is why we find it difficult to trust our leaders by their words. How can someone be threatening to sa...

MRJONES BLOG: Festus Iyayi Was Shot By Policemen In Kogi’s Gover... : Festus Iyayi Was Shot By Policemen In Kogi’s Governor Convoy – Anonymous Tipster Claims | Sahara Reporters anonymous tipster has con...

Festus Iyayi Was Shot By Policemen In Kogi’s Governor Convoy – Anonymous Tipster Claims | Sahara Reporters anonymous tipster has confided in SaharaReporters that Festus Iyayi, a former president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), was actually shot by policemen in the convoy of the Kogi State Governor, Captain Idris Wada, prior to the road accident in which he supposedly died last week. The source claimed that the injuries found on the late writer’s chest were consistent with gunshot injuries and that a bullet did pierce his heart. One Dr. Paul Amodu of the Specialist Hospital in Lokoja had revealed that Professor Iyayi died after “something” pierced his chest, but he didn’t specify what it was. SaharaReporters was first to reveal last week said the popular professor and writer died in a collision with a security vehicle in Governor Wada’s convoy. Sources at ASUU said they had dissuaded Iyayi’s family from a “rushed” burial, as they suspected foul play...

R. Kelly And Lady Gaga Having Se*x On Stage?  Don't be surprise if King of R&B starts getting all  the award after this stage performance with Gaga. Lady Gaga is no stranger to controversial performances but last night, the Grammy winner lured the king of R&B R. Kelly into partaking in her stage antics. The duo performed her hot new joint, Do What U Want on the Saturday Night Live and reports say it was like a ‘live se*x scene’. According to necholebitchie, there was a lot of ass-slapping, dry humping and straddling going on during their performance and if this isn’t the most awkward performance you may ever see…then nothing may ever happen again! Reports claims, the performance even got more erotic as Kel tried to get out of the creepy, pervert box he’s been in over the last years but it also brought back memories of Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke’s famous MTV VMA performance. However, both appeared and remained fully dressed, both are single and Gaga ma...

1st of its kind reality TV show and competition for emerging designers NNTD DEBUT Africa Fashion Week London in collaboration with Mahogany Productions and Ebonyworths are taking the Nigerian Fashion Designers beyond borders. We have launched the 1st of its kind reality TV show and competition for emerging designers Nigeria's Next Top Designer (NNTD) it will pave the way for the next generation of Nigerian designers. About Nigerians Next Top Designer NNTD a Nigerian reality television series and a runway competition that will air on local and international TV stations. It aims to help in building local productive capacity, supporting local value addition, promoting entrepreneurship and empowerment.

Peter Okoye(Psquare)’s November 17 Wedding its gonna finally be tied tomorrow Sunday, November 17, 2013, the most anticipated celebrity traditional wedding between Peter Okoye and Lola Omotayo, will hold at The Arc Events Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. And according to Encomium, the nuptials is expected to be carnival-like, star-studded, going by the array of guests already slated to honour the celebrated couple.  While telecommunications giant, Glo boss, Mike Adenuga Jnr. is going to chair the nuptials, gifted comedienne, Helen Paul is no longer going to co-host with fellow comedian, Gbenga Adeyinka. This is because Helen will be performing at comedian AY’s London show holding that same day.

Baby Put Up For Sale For $430 In Brazil On OLX Website ‘Sell it…’ A Brazilian baby was put up for sale for just $430 because it wouldn’t let its parents sleep, police said. Cops in Aparecida de Goiânia, in the central state of Goias, are investigating after an ad for a tiny tot appeared on classified website OLX. It featured a snapshot of a little boy, dressed in a blue outfit, alongside the caption: “Cries a lot and did not let me sleep and I have to work to survive.” The ad, posted on Tuesday, was pulled after only 12 hours for breaching the site’s terms and conditions. But police children protection officer Marcela Orçai said officers were now trying to track down the person who placed the promo. “We are trying to locate the person who posted the ad,” Orçai said. “We believe [THEY]may live in the Campos Eliseos neighbourhood [...]but the address given does not exist. Also the phone number has no connection with the case,” Orçai added. OLX, which has operated in B...

Nigerian smuggling cocaine arrested at JKIA Police at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi arrested a Nigerian man with Sh2 million worth of cocaine hidden in his luggage on Friday. Standard Media reports that the man, who was travelling from Brazil to Ethiopia, was about to take a connecting flight to Lagos when a tin with 38 pellets containing white powder were found in his bags. According to the report, the man will remain under police supervision. “He is under observation to emit the pellets he has in his body. We will then know what to do with him and will go to court may be Monday,” Joseph Ngisa, the Head of Airport CID told Standard Media. Two other Nigerians trying to smuggle cocaine worth more than Sh4 million were arrested at the airport on Wednesday. watch video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV-vXmfuSog#t=34

24 year old Nigerian Found dead in his apartment in Houston Houston police are investigating the death of a man found at 2840 Shadowbriar about 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 11. The victim, David Alagoa-Oshodi, 24, of the above address, was pronounced dead at the scene. His cause of death will be determined by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences  HPD Homicide Division Sgt. B. Harris and Senior Police Officer M. Waters reported: Mr. Alagoa-Oshodi was found deceased in the living room by friends who went to his residence to check on him after not hearing from him. Evidence at the scene indicated Alaoga-Oshodi possibly knew the suspect (s). Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

 Ex Borno Governor Modu sheriff  Acquires Very expensive Jet for N11.5b According to a report by Encomium magazine, former Borno State Governor, Senator Ali Modu Sherriff has toppled Bishop David Oyedepo as the owner of the largest fleet of private jets in Nigeria   with the acquisition of a new jet valued at N11.5 billion.  Reports  Encomium Former Borno State governor, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has topped the chart of top 10 private jet owners in Nigeria with the acquisition of a brand new Gulfstream G650 model worth about $72 million (N11.5 billion). Encomium Weekly’s check revealed that it’s the most expensive private jet among wealthy Nigerians who are privileged to have these expensive toys. The latest acquisition brings to four planes in his fleet. We gathered that the aircraft, which was registered in Dubai with special specifications, is the fourth in his fleet, as the former governor already has three old Dornier aircraft ...

Boko Haram: ThisDay Bomber Jailed For Life Mustapha Umar, a self confessed Boko Haram member arrested and tried before a Federal High Court siting in Abuja in connection with the 26th April, 2012 bombing of SOJ Plaza in Kaduna state occupied by ThisDay, The Moment and The Sun Newspapers, was on Friday found guilty of the one count charge of terrorism and sentenced for life. The convicted terrorist was alleged to have driven a white Honda Academy car with registration number AL 306 MKA with improvised explosives devices into the premises of SOJ plaza with the intention to detonate improvised explosive devices within the premises. The incident claimed the lives of three persons and caused several degrees of injuries on others. The convict had pleaded not guilty during his trial but the court placed heavy reliance on his recorded interview which he granted to investigators during interrogations where he claimed to be a member of the deadly Islamic fundamentalist group, Boko Haram...

Nigeria Brace Up!!!!! Image is Everything When i come across articles like the one you are about to read, one can only but think of the growth of negative vices in the country. This have  delved into almost every facet of our life both home and abroad. Weeks after a US Senator insulted  Nigerians in a bid to mock Obamacare website glitch, another piece has been written, this time by journalist Ann Coulter. In an article titled,  'to speak to a Nigerian Prince about your healthcare, press '1' now' , Ann basically says criminals are running the Obamacare website and most of them Nigerians. Her article is quite offensive...excerpts below... This week we found out that the tens of thousands of "navigators" hired by the government to enroll people in Obamacare will include convicted felons. Despite some "navigators" having already been exposed as having arrest warrants against them, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has no...

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SHOCKING TALE: How Mike Ozekhome Left His Son With Kidnappers To Gain His Freedom Popular Lagos-based lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, known for representing men who have stolen public funds or caught in one act of corruption or the other, despite the obvious charges of corruption against ex-Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, he still defended him until Alams finally confessed and was convicted. Mike Ozekhome is also the lawyer representing Hon Farouk Lawan who was caught on tape collecting a huge some of money from businessman Femi Otedola as bribe. So we were not really surprised when we got the story that Ozekhome struck a deal with the guys who kidnapped him with his son. The good thing however is that this time Ozekhome entered into a deal that enabled him to secure his life from the den of the dare-devil guys who kidnapped him on August 23, 213. The revelation is that Ozekhome's son and head of his chamber had gone to secure his release with an amount that ...

Enugu Governor Chases Wife Out of State House The level of tension in some marriages these days is just too scary that those who are yet to get married may be tempted to stay away from marriage as long as possible, in fact that is already happening to many. Governor Sullivan Chime and his estranged wife, Clara, have decided to go to their separate ways after he and his security men evicted Clara out of the Government House in Enugu on Monday. Following her exist from the seat of power in the State, Clara has been crying and blaming herself for not listening to those who told her earlier to dump her husband when he was battling a serious cancer... Clara said she had been under pressure to remain as Governor Chime's wife. She said she would have walked away from the marriage during the period Chime was sick and was away for five months, but remained on “very compassionate grounds.” Mrs. Chime said her thinking was that the sickness would change her estranged husband’s ways tow...

Nigeria’s State Governor Fayemi Sets History: Appoints Youngest Special Assistant In Country As part of his efforts in ensuring participatory governance and bringing government to grassroot, the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi has appointed a former prominent student leader as his Special Assistant on Students’ Matters; an office which he hopes will bring about a working relationship between the Government and the Governed. It would be recalled that Dr. Fayemi, the Ekiti State Governor, had promised to choose among three nominees presented to him, who have got impeccable antecedence and of proven integrity, during his interactive session with the Student leaders at a parley about two months ago. The governor has thus fulfilled his promise in making history, by not only creating such an office but also confirming the appointment of Adeolu Oyebode as the most preferred. By the virtue of the appointment, Oyebode sets history by becoming the first Special Assi...

International Act Wizkid has given away N100,000 worth of airtime to his fans on Twitter. The MTN ambassador decided to share the gift with his fans as a token of gratitude for their support. The freebie caused a mad rush of new Wizkid followers on Twitter, all hoping for a piece of the airtime action. One of Wizkid's fans were lucky enough to receive N23,000 worth of airtime. If you missed out in the giveaway, don't worry, Wizkid will be giving airtime twice every week for the rest of the month.

African artists are censored for speaking their minds.                        Africa is home to some of the most censored countries in the world like Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia and Sudan. Those in violation of the countries' strict rules and restrictions of foreign media are often arrested and jailed for long periods of time without being charged or tried and many have little to no access to their families. Although some countries have grown more liberal with time, we look at a few African artists who've recently been censored by their governments for various reasons.

Your answer is as good as mine. In the midst of fear and insecurity in the nation you bet they will never try this. Come to think of it, where is the train service to try this in? You can only try this if you don't have skeleton in your cupboard.