Women go angry in Kaduna, protest attacks by herdsmen Eromosele Ebhomele 1 hour ago 26397 – The protesting women alleged that the state government had refused to act in spite of knowledge about attacks on their communities – The women said they have daily borne incessant attacks by the herdsmen which have resulted in some of them being raped and killed – The police and other leaders in the community said security had been beefed up in all the affected areas Angered by incessant herdsmen attack on their community, women from Ninte village in Godogodo chiefdom, Kafanchan area of Jema’a local government area of Kaduna state, reportedly took to the streets on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 in protest. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Whatsapp Kaduna women protest unclad against incessant attacks by herdsmen The women, The Sun reports, protested almost unclad to the palace of the Chief of Godogodo to register their anger over the tension in the community coming from attacks by herdsmen. The state, just like many other states in the country, is witnessing an increased spate of attacks by herdsmen. Few days ago, an attack on a community in the state and another in Adamwa state led to the death of 26 people. The protesters were said to have been joined by other women from neighbouring communities, who are also facing similar attacks. They alleged that many of their people have been killed, raped and their houses burnt by these rampaging Fulani herdsmen. One of the protesters, whose name was not given, reportedly accused the state government of insensitivity as it has refused to act on reported cases on the village and its surrounding areas. READ ALSO: Anglican Church urges FG to disarm herdsmen The protester said: “Since May when these people started attacking our community to kill our sons and husbands, rape women and their daughters as well as set houses on fire, the government has abandoned us to our fate. “As it stands now, the area is no longer safe for us. “Government we voted into power has left us at the mercy of armed herdsmen; farms cannot be cultivated in the face of a high level of impunity. “Government is saying we need to go back to farm to help the country move forward. “But how can one go to farm when you don’t know whether someone is already laying ambush?” Some of the protesters complained that villagers were running away and becoming refugees in other communities. READ ALSO: MASSOB chief reveals reasons Nigeria is ripe for a split Mallam Iliya Ajiya, head of the village, pleaded with the women to remain calm as the situation was being brought under control. Dr Bege Katukah, sole administrator of the local government council, said security had been beefed up in the affected area The police also confirmed that the affected areas were now witnessing maximum security.
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Tuesday, 2 August 2016
Heart Breaking:
Omojola Bamgboye dies after doctor forgot towel in stomach
– Two doctors of a private hospital forgot a towel in a patients abdomen
– The negligence resulted in the death of the patiwnts
– The doctors have been arrested and arraigned
Two medical doctors are expected to face the full wrath of the law after they forgot a towel in the stomach of a patient after a surgical operation leading to death
PM News reports that Dr Taiwo Shogunle and Dr. Adeleke Olusegun worked at St. Raphael Divine Mercy Specialist Hospital at Ijede, Ikorodu in Lagos where they carried out the operation on one Omojola Bamgboye.
READ ALSO: Panic: Doctors commence nationwide strike Thursday
An investigation by operatives of the Zone 2 Command in the Onikan area of Lagos which was headed by Inspector Monday Omoigui led to the arrest of the doctors.
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They were arraigned before an Igbosere magistrates’ court on a one count charge of murder.
Supol Eshiet Eshiet who is the police prosecutor told the court that the doctors in an act of negligence killed Bamgboye after forgetting a towel in his abdomen.
He quoted that the offence is punishable under section 222(2) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The doctors however denied the allegation and were granted bail in the sum of N500,000 each with two sureties each in like sum by the presiding magistrate, A.T. Omoyele.
READ ALSO: President Buhari urges doctors not to embark on strike
The magistrate advised the prosecutor to duplicate the case file and forward it to the office of the directorate of public prosecution for advice.
The case was adjourned till September 9.
KANU SPEAKS FROM PRISON, SEND MASSAGE TO BUHARI
– Nnamdi Kanu reacts to the reports that government may free him if he denounces Biafra
– IPOB leader, who is in detention, claims that it is Biafra or death
– However, the group declares support for Niger Delta militant groups
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, who is currently in detention of the DSS, has reacted to the report about the negotiation of his release reportedly going on between the federal government and Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND).
MEND has claimed on July 31 that it reached an agreement with the federal government to end the attacks in the Niger Delta region.
The group said that according to the deal the government may free Nnamdi Kanu and many other activists if they renounce Biafra.
READ ALSO: Nnamdi Kanu cannot renounce Biafra – MASSOB
However, in a response the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra says that Mr Kanu cannot renounce his group’s demand for an independent state of Biafra.
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IPOB in the latest statement said that the report is fake and its leader maintains it is either Biafra or death.
The statement reads in part:
“For the avoidance of doubt, Nnamdi Kanu never consented to any agreement nor did he at any time meet with MEND and their “Achitophel Team (Not Aaron).” It is understandable that MEND and their Ahithophel Team are scavenging for relevance from their moribund status but they should not use the sacred name of IPOB or its leader as a means of survival. MEND and their Ahithophel Team can conveniently carry out their “Operation Absalom (Not Moses)” without dragging the name of IPOB and Nnamdi Kanu into those shenanigans.
“On the other hand, IPOB and their leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu are in full support of any group of dedicated and hardcore freedom fighters such as the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA). We have stated unequivocally and without any fear of contradiction that we are fully in support of the NDA as they embark on freeing themselves from the British criminality called Nigeria, a contraption led by a man who committed treason on December 31, 1983.”
READ ALSO: MEND claims deal with government on Niger Delta (DETAILS)
“The restoration of the nation of Biafra is not subject to negotiation. If there should be any form of negotiation at all, it must be centered on asset sharing between Nigeria and Biafra and on the payment of reparations for money stolen from Biafrans by Nigeria through the 1970 twenty pounds deal and other subsequent acts of thievery by Nigeria against Biafrans. We want to make it categorically clear that MEND and their Achitophel Team are strictly on their own and do not in any way, shape or form represent IPOB or the leader of IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. When we say “Biafra or Death”, we meant every syllable of that phrase.” Source: www.naij.com
Monday, 1 August 2016
WOMAN, 45, ESCAPES DEATH AFTER GANG RAPE.
Woman, 45, Escapes Death After Gang Rape
By NAN
— Aug 1, 2016 6:42 pm.
A 45-year-old woman was on Sunday gang-raped and tortured by gunmen in Abakaliki.
The victim told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that a group of armed men numbering about five, forcefully pulled her from the commercial tricycle (Keke) which she boarded.
According to her, the gunmen subsequently forced her into the Keke they boarded and drove-off alongside two motorcycles they hired.
“They took me to a swampy bush behind the San Diego Hotel, Kpirikpiri, Abakaliki, where they gang-raped, tortured and abandoned me thinking I was dead.
“A good Samaritan came to my rescue and informed the police who took me to a hospital where I was placed on intensive medication,” she said.
She said the attack was premeditated, alleging that the gunmen might had been hired by her estranged husband who hailed from Enugu.
“I reported him at the Family Law Centre,Abakaliki, over his incessant assault and inhuman treatment which causes me deep physical and emotional trauma.
“During the last sitting of the Centre’s court, he boasted that my case with him will end when I am ‘eliminated’.
The Public Relations Officer of the Ebonyi Police Command , DSP George Okafor, who confirmed the story, assured that the command would get to the root of the matter.
“No arrest has been made so far on the issue, as we are currently concentrating on saving the woman’s life.
“Investigations into the matter will, however, be pursued to its logical conclusion, to apprehend and prosecute the culprits,” he said. (NAN)
FG Receives 800,000 Applications For n-Power Jobs By NAN — Aug 1, 2016 6:08 pm.
FG Receives 800,000 Applications For n-Power Jobs
By NAN
— Aug 1, 2016 6:08 pm | Leave a comment
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, said on Monday that the Federal Government had received 800,000 applications for the 500,000 jobs promised the youth.
Speaking at the 5th Town Hall Meeting organised by the Federal Ministry of Information in Enugu on Monday, Ngige advised the people of the South East to explore the opportunity by registering on the web portal.
He said that the jobs were mainly for teaching and skills acquisition as promised by the APC government.
He said that the administration had a good agenda for the unemployed youths irrespective of the current challenges facing it.
The minister said that 100,000 out of the 500,000 to be employed would be trained as agricultural extension workers and deployed to rural areas to assist the farmers with improved method of farming through the partnership of the ministry of agriculture.
“I want our graduates to register so that they will not say that they are marginalised when people that registered are selected,” he said.
He urged the governors and local government chairmen in the South East to assist their youths to print the forms as many expressed difficulty in accessing the portal.
Ngige regretted that youths neglected skills acquisition to chase white collar jobs that were not in existence, adding that most skilled jobs were being done by Ghanaians and people from other neighboring countries.
“If our youths had acquired skills, they would be self employed and reliant and shun Boko Haram, IPOB and Avengers,” the minister said.
He described Igbo youths as enterprising and hardworking and could survive without depending on the government but had neglected their values.
The minister explained that the current economic hardship the country faced was because the past government neglected agriculture and failed to save for the rainy day.
He admonished the Igbo to come out of the “persecution syndrome,’’ saying that the APC-led government was not marginalising any section of the country. (NAN)
Source: Leadership.
QUEEN UNVEIL MBMN TOP MODEL
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Ex-MBGN Queen Unveils MBMN Top Model As Ambassador Of Belle’ Sabel Agency
By SOLOMON NDA-ISAIAH
— Jul 31, 2016 4:51
Ex-MBGN Queen and one of Silverbird Favourites, Queen Isabella Ayuk has confirmed Queen Esther Echedom who emerge Most Beautiful Model In Nigeria ‘TOP MODEL’ as the Ambassador of her fashion an modelling house ” Belle’Sabel Modelling and Grooming agency.
It was a pleasant sight and an encouragement to the new MBMN Top Model as she also benefits wardrobe Allowance and special outfits (gowns) for major red carpets events in Nigeria and beyond. Queen Esther Echedom who contested first time in the Most Beautiful Model in Nigeria held on 2nd of July, 2016 was all excited over the ambassadorial comfirmation from a celebrated Model brand like Belle’sabel modelling and grooming agency.
Queen Isabella Ayuk, the project director will also have her presence at any major events both national and international especially the UN Women conference where she is one of the speakers. Belle’sabe Agency are already promoting free one month dance aerobics classes for models in her office hall every Saturday morning. Source: leadership.
Jamb Admission Modalities for Universities
JAMB’s New Screening Model to replace Post-UTME
Jul 5 2016 - 7:08am
In separate meetings with representatives of universities, polytechnics and colleges of Education, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, recently revealed the criteria for next session’s admission.
Here are the details:
Federal Universities
Ratio: 60: 40 (SCIENCES / ARTS)
A. CONVENTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
(Universities and Colleges of Education)
Sciences (60) : Arts/Social Sciences (40)
B. SPECIALIZED UNIVERSITIES
(Technology, Agriculture, etc)
Sciences (100%)
C. POLYTECHNICS/COLLEGES OF TECHNOLOGY
Science Related (70) : Arts Related (30)
UTME/DIRECT ENTRY: 9 : 1
That is:
– 90% for UTME
– 10% for DE
However, if the 10% for DE is not utilized, it may be added to the UTME quota.
Private Universities:
Ratio: 60 : 40 (SCIENCES / ARTS)
A. CONVENTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
(Universities and Colleges of Education)
Sciences (60) : Arts/Social Sciences (40)
B. SPECIALIZED UNIVERSITIES
– Sciences, Technology, Agriculture, etc (Not less than 80%)
– Others (Not more than 20%)
C. POLYTECHNICS, COLLEGES OF TECHNOLOGY, etc
– Science/Technology Related (70) : Arts Related (30)
UTME/DIRECT ENTRY RATIO: 9 : 1
That is:
– 90% for UTME
– 10% for DE
ISSUES TO NOTE
– The list of candidates that have scored above the minimum cut-off mark, and are NOT admitted may be forwarded to other institutions that need them for consideration. Especially their Second (2nd) Choice institutions of preferences.
The rules:
1. Screening of candidates shall be for those offered Provisional AdmissionsONLY.
2. No written examination to be conducted.
3. Verification of Course Requirements (O levels or A levels).
4. Verification of valid JAMB results by checking
i.Online Result Slip
ii.Printout
iii.Provisional Admission Letter
iv.Photo Album
v.Check list
vi.Biometrics
vii. Before a candidate can seat be considered for screening, he/she must have been given provisional admission by Jamb.
viii. Institutions are free to source from other Course(s) to compensate for SHORTFALL in any of the criteria.
The point system:
This is the most critical part of the process. Jamb’s provisional admission no longer makes much sense this year, your points tally will decide your faith. The points are evenly spread out between your O’level and Jamb results to provide a level playing field for all.
In the first case, any candidate who submits only one result which contains his/her relevant subjects already has 10points, the exam could be NECO, WAEC, GCE etc, but any candidate who has 2 sittings only gets 3 points. So this means that aspirants with only one result are at an advantage but only just.
The next point grades fall into the O’level grades. Each grades has it’s equivalent point, A=6 marks, B=4 marks, C=3 marks, so the better your grades the better your chances.
The next point is the UTME scores. Each score range has its equivalent point which can be summarized thus, 180-200=20-23 marks, 200-250=24-33 points, 251-300=34-43, 300-400=44-60 points. Each categories contains 5 Jamb results per point added, for example a candidate with 180-185 gets 20points, a candidate with 186-190 gets 21 points etc.
Points system for DE will be released soon.
– It then comes down to the fact that fees will still be charged for screening, it depends on the school as well.
– Catchment and ELDS will still be used!
Friday, 3 June 2016
Breaking News
FG scraps post UTME, PEGS CUTT-OFF AT 180
The Federal Government Thursday scrapped the conduct of post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) for candidates seeking admission into higher institution.
The government explained that all tertiary institutions were at liberty to conduct screening for candidates seeking admission into any school.
Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, said this on Thursday in Abuja after declaring open the 2016 Combined Policy Meeting on Admissions to Universities, Polytechnics and other higher institutions in Nigeria.
Adamu, expressed confidence in the examination conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), adding that there was no need for other examination to be conducted by universities after JAMB.
He said: “As far as I am concerned the nation has confidence in what JAMB is doing. The universities should not be holding another examination and if the universities have any complain against JAMB let them bring it and then we address it.
“If JAMB is qualified enough to conduct tests and they have conducted test then there will be no need to conduct another test for students to gain admission.”
The Minister also asked the JAMB to stop extra charges on several categories of changes on admissions such as the change of course, change of school and others.
Meanwhile, the JAMB has pegged the cut – off mark for admission for 2016 at 180.
The 180 benchmark, applies to all universities and higher institutions in the country, including polytechnics, colleges of education, and others.
JAMB’s Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, after a long debate with delegates from various institutions, told journalists that no institution would go below the 180 cut-off set by the board.
He said: “180 is given, no institution will go below 180 this year, And some universities can go above it, I know University of Ife will not go below 200 and University of Lagos will not go below 200 and also UI. All these ones stand but 180 as bench mark for others.
“This year we have more than enough candidates, we have over 1.5 million candidates so we will get enough candidates to take in all the schools if they are serious. Re-distribution is already ongoing, because it is embedded in the registration procedure.”
Saturday, 7 May 2016
END OF JOHN TERRY AT CHELSEA
John Terry has played last game for Chelsea, will miss his own Farewell after Sunderland sending off
