Police Detain Sexy African Woman For Deliberately Spreading HIV In Finland

More men have come forward as possible
victims of an exotic dancer who police suspect
deliberately tried to spread HIV. Her picture
and name have been publicized in an effort to
find others who may have sleep with her.
Police are investigating Tampere resident
Judith Omondi-Mäkelä for aggravated assault,
believing she had s33x with men in order to
give them HIV. She has also gone by the name
Rachel.
Before the police went public with her identity,
they had already located seven men who had
been in s3xual contact with the suspect. Police
inspector Antti Heijari says that at least one of
them has been diagnosed positive for HIV.
Omondi-Mäkelä consented to having her
picture released, in hopes that her other
possible s33x partners might have themselves
tested for HIV.
According to investigations, Omondi-Mäkelä
has probably had numerous partners, not all of
whose identities remain unknown to
authorities.
Most of those who have been identified met
the suspect in connection with Tampere night
life.

Photo Gallery] Meet The 25 New Faces Of Nollywood

The past decade had us warming up to the
faces of Mercy Johnson, Joseph Benjamin,
Mercy Aigbe, Funke Akindele, Iyabo Ojo, and
Monalisa Chinda, among others, but some say
they’ve become less desirable among viewers
recently. And with the likes of older colleagues
Genevieve Nnaji and Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde
hardly hitting movie locations these days, a
breath of fresh air is more than desired.
We bring to you 25 Nigerian actors to watch
out for as Nollywood journeys into a new
phase. Some featured in this list are just
springing up, while others you’ve probably seen
in a couple of movies already. They’re giving
the older colleagues a run for their money, even
beating them during award season.

Children raped, forced to eat faeces in Indian school - police

The owner and manager of a children's boarding
school in Maharashtra have been arrested after
five minors said they were raped, forced to
watch pornographic films and act them out with
one another, police and charity workers said.
The children were made to eat faeces as a
punishment if they did not comply.
The 52-year-old owner of the Chandraprabha
Charitable Trust and his 30-year-old female
manager were arrested on Monday after a police
raid on the school in Karjat city. Continue...
"We received a police complaint from the
Childline charity saying that one child had gone
home for the holidays and confessed to his
mother that abuses were happening," Karjat's
Police Inspector R.R. Patil told the Thomson
Reuters Foundation late on Thursday.
"Five children in total have now come forward
and we have booked the two suspects under
various offences," he said, adding that these
included unnatural sex (sodomy), wrongful
confinement and sexual assault.
The school accommodated 28 underprivileged
children, aged between 4 and 14, for 10 months
of the year, said Patil, but most were on holiday
at home at the time of the raid.
Police were trying to find out whether other
children were abused and if there were any other
suspects.
Anuradha Sahasrabudhe of Childline, a charity
supported by the government, said the children
had spoken about all kinds of sexual and
physical abuse.
"It's a horrific case. The children have been
telling us about the sexual abuse going on there.
There has been oral sex, there has been forced
sex... These things have been photographed,"
Saharasabudhe told the NDTV news channel.
"Children have been punished by making them
eat dog excreta and when they vomited, they
were made to eat vomit," she added.
Police say the residential school had been
running since 2002, but was not registered and
had therefore escaped government inspections
by child welfare officials.
Source: Reuters

Hunger Invades Boko Haram Camps 'lol'

As efforts to rescue some 234 girls, earlier
whisked away from Government Girls Secondary
School in Chibok by members of the dreaded
Islamic sect, Boko Haram, continue to gather
momentum, hunger and starvation have
allegedly invaded many of the insurgent camps,
warranting them to resort to attacking local
villages for foodstuffs, money, among others. It
was also gathered that local and international
sponsors of the group have soft-pedalled for
fear of being caught red-handed.
A top Military source told our Correspondent
that the insurgents had been cut off from their
usual supply routes by the Nigerian Military
personnel in conjunction with the multi-national
forces led by the United States of America.
“You know, initially their sponsors use to drop
food and other needs for them with Helicopter,
but now since the American drone was mounted
around the entire North East, no aircraft would
dare get near that area
because it would be detected.”
He also stated that intelligence officers and
espionage experts who arrived from Israel
recently were all over the place with their
Nigerian counterparts. “Our intelligence officers
are operating from Chad, Niger and Cameroon,
and we have been able to cut them off. You
must have heard that the Chief of Defence Staff
said that we have located the girls; that is the
truth and soon we would get the girls out safe.
“Boko Haram gunmen were totally routed in two
attacks on both Attagara village in Gwoza Local
Government Area and Kawuri village in Konduga
Local Government Area of Borno State, where
they have gone to look for food.”
The spokesperson for the Nigerian Military, Maj.
Gen. Chris Olukolade, who confirmed the recent
development, added that it was an indication
that the insurgents had been cornered. “If they
can no longer get food, weapons, money and
other logistics they need to continue on their evil
deeds, then they would have no other option but
to surrender.”
The source told our Correspondent further that
the insurgents suffered great defeat when they
attacked Attagara village Friday evening as the
villagers repelled the attack on their community.

My lesson

Article not written by me o. But enjoy...:-)
This fateful Saturday morning, as I try to
conclude my washing, I hear my phone
beep but I ignore thinking it must be a
notification from one of these social
networks.
Two hours have passed, I have had a bath,
eaten and about to take a nap when my
phone beeps again. ‘Nice pix cutie’, ‘kfb’
the twitter notifications read… I was
surprised to have been noticed because of
my lack of involvement in social networks
due to my tight schedule at work… curious,
I checked his profile , it read ‘My name is
Greg, I work with Exxon Mobil, a Christian
and I am here to make new friends’ . Few
seconds later I received a direct message
from Greg. I got more interested as the
conversation grew.
After weeks of chatting day and night we picked
a dinner date.
Excited, I showed up in my Josie Natori dress,
Jimmy Choo shoes and Louis Vuitton purse. Greg
looked like a happy groom in his black suit. Love
filled the air as the whole of the five star hotel
couldn’t contain us. Greg treated me to the best
first date ever and just when I thought we had it
all together, a pregnant woman and two little
girls walked towards us screaming ‘ Daddy!’
‘Daddy!’ The scale fell of my eyes when this
woman gave me the slap of my life calling me a
husband snatcher and all sorts. She dragged
Greg by his belt and threatened to pluck out my
eyes if she finds me anywhere around her
husband as they walked out of the five star
hotel…
It dawned on me the whole VIP treatment,
expensive food and drinks was on me when the
waiter gave me our bill of 17,450 naira.
Confused, I tried to search through my purse as
if I was expecting to find money in it, then a lady
on the next table calls my attention, showing me
my Payment Card that fell out of my purse
earlier. Reluctant, I picked it up but then it
struck a chord, a hotel this big should offer e-
payment options and so I asked for a POS which
was promptly provided. I was relieved, I was
saved.
I guess I learnt my lesson…

Finally! Tiwa Savage Responds To Her ‘Wanted’ Video Critics

Tiwa Savage has finally responded to all the
mixed reactions trailing her recently released
racy video.
For those accusing her that her video
preached ‘no message/moral lessons’ to the
young ones at home, she tweeted: “not
telling them nothing, the video is 18+” ! She
then thanked her fellow celebs including
2face Idibia, Uti, Flavour, Ice Prince, Kaffy,
OAP Gbemi and others who supported her
musical expression and art in her latest
video.
Funny thing is Don Jazzy has not made a
single comment about the video other than
the fact that he uploaded the video on his
twitter page

Check Out Wizkid's Expensive Jewelry Acquisition

That watch is like N3.5/N4m. He's Wow!

Bizarre: Stars Explode In Earth's Nearest Galaxy

According to the report, the massive explosion is
believed may have been caused by two stars
colliding resulting into a sudden burst of gamma-
rays in the Andromeda Galaxy.
Astronomers reveal that there are various
different types of gamma-ray emissions, and it is
unclear whether it was specifically a gamma ray
burst (GRB).
They say if it was, it may have been caused by
the collision of two neutron stars.
It was gathered that it would be significant given
that Andromeda is 2.5 million light years away -
the previous nearest GRB took place 2.6 billion
light years away.
By observing how the light fades over the next
24-48 hours, astronomers should be able to tell
what type of gamma-ray emission it was.
Nasa's Swift Burst Alert telescope watches the
skies for gamma-ray bursts and sends their
locations back to stations on the ground.
It observes around 90 gamma ray events every
year, but usually from much further away.

EXPOSED: Why C. Ronaldo Flashed Muscles In Champions League Final

Football fans across the globe were stunned to
watch Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo
ripped off his shirt in front of the cameras when
celebrating his Champions League final goal
against Atletico Madrid on 24 May, 2014 .
The Portuguese superstar scored a penalty in the
closing minutes of extra-time to round off a 4-1
victory, and he celebrated by taking off his shirt
and flexing his muscles.
According to reports published in Spain today, the
Portuguese superstar ripped off his shirt because
he was being filmed for his movie.

Critics had questioned Ronaldo's celebration
given that the game was already won, and
reports say that Ronaldo knew where to stand for
cameras to pick him up and capture the
celebration.
According to Dailymail report, the former
Manchester United forward is developing
'Ronaldo: The Movie' to promote his brand.
Real Madrid secured their 10th European Cup in
Lisbon last weekend as they came from behind to
beat Atletico Madrid 4-1 after extra-time
It was the second Champions League Ronaldo
has won having done so with Manchester United
in 2008.

Partial Blind Man Flogs Son To Death In Lagos

Officers of the Lagos State Police Command on
Thursday, said it arrested one Mr Benson, who
allegedly flogged his 16-year-old son to death
with a belt.

According to a source, Benson, who is a divorcee
resides in Olanrewaju Street, Oregun, Ikeja, with
his two sons- Bright and Samuel.
He said the man, who hails from Edo State, was
beating Bright for allegedly stealing N1, 200 when
the tragedy occurred.
Samuel, the 14-year-old younger brother of the
deceased, told newsmen that the incident
happened on Sunday evening, after his father
accused Bright of stealing the sum of N1, 200
and started beating him angrily even while Bright
was ill at the moment.
"Bright has been sick for some days before that
Sunday. Initially in the morning, Dad was looking
for Bright, but could not find him. Later in the
evening, Bright showed up with some boys on our
street who told our father that Bright had stolen
N1,200 from them.
"Truly, dad found the money in his pocket, but I
think he stole it because he was hungry that day.
"My father was very angry on discovering the
money in Bright's pocket. He returned the money
to the owners, and after they left, tied Bright's
hands with a rope. He then began to beat him
with the iron end of his belt" Samuel said.
He revealed that his father had sight issues, and
could have mistakenly hit the deceased in a
wrong spot.
"I think it was the anger that made my daddy to
make that mistake. The reason is because as
soon as he did not hear Bright's cries again, dad
stopped beating him, carried him on his shoulders
and rushed him to a private hospital near our
house. But he was said to be dead when we got
to the hospital," Samuel said.
Meanwhile, a resident, who gave her name as
Oluwaseun, said Benson despite his eyes problem
had the habit of beating his children with any
object he lays hands on.
She said Benson, who started beating Bright at
about 9pm, gave deaf ears to the deceased pleas
for mercy.
"The man is simply a wicked man. He does not
relate with people. The boy he killed usually takes
him to church every Sunday because of his eyes'
problem. So, on that Sunday, he could have
become angry that the boy left home and refused
to take him to church" Oluwaseun said.
Another resident on the street, who craved
anonymity, said
Benson was also alleged to have a history of
violence in the area.
"I was living in the house before. On one occasion
when we were still living together, we had a small
disagreement over where to spread clothes in the
backyard of the house. The next thing was that
Benson got a cutlass and chased me. I narrowly
escaped from him that day. That was one of the
reasons I moved out of that place," he said.
When contacted, Ngozi Braide, the state police
spokesperson, who confirmed the incident said
the case is being investigated by the State
Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba.
She said that the deceased corpse had been
deposited at the Lagos State University Teaching
Hospital Ikeja mortuary for autopsy.

Chibok Girls: Obasanjo Warns Military Against 'Information' On Their Location

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo who
revealed ways on how the abducted Chibok can
be rescued on May 28 after a close door meeting
with some Islamic clerics and negotiators with
Boko Haram on Thursday warned the Nigerian
military not to "play Public Relations
propaganda" with the abduction of the school
girls.

Obasanjo who made this warning in a Channels
Television news reacted to the claims made by
the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex
Badeh, that the Nigerian military have the
located where the girls are being held captive by
the sects .
He said: "This is not an issue that you will play
public relations propaganda with.
"It is a serious issue that is like a spear in the
heart of the parents and whatever statement we
make and action we take, if it will not really deal
with the issue in a way that will bring those girls
out safe and secure and make their families
happy and will also give every Nigerian a sense of
security, then such statements should not be
made," he said.
He said that he would be pleasantly surprised if
the Chibok girls were "returned intact."
Obasanjo while speaking on why he did not
inform the President of his palns to hold a
meeting on the rescue mission of the Chibok girls
said: he "was surprised at how certain meetings
have turned out." "I cannot have a plan without
the Presidency being involved" .
He added that he was not "going on a one -man
mission," to rescue the kidnapped girls, insisting
that doing so would be "idiotic."
Obasanjo also reacted to President Jonathan's
allegation that the abduction of the girls was
done to bring down his government said such
thought was "unfortunate."
"If the Presidency is obsessed with one thing and
one thing only and any other thing of concern to
Nigeria is secondary then the Presidency will take
that position, then this will be unfortunate," he
said.

Checkout What Wizkid’s Ex-Babe (Tania Omotayo) Is Up To Now

Ever since Wizkid and Tania parted ways,
Tania has been a consistent face on pages
of entertainment blogs, articles and events.
She is really having great time
notwithstanding of the past.

Tears Flow As Ex-Governor Ladoja’s Son Die

Tragedy struck in Lagos, on Thursday, on the
Eko Bridge, when a driver of a saloon car,
identified to be the son of a former governor
of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, died in
an auto accident.
The incident reportedly occurred around 3.30
p.m, when the deceased, identified as
Adebola Ladoja, was driving a Volkswagen
Golf car with Lagos registration number AKD
107 CJ.



The deceased was said to be driving toward
Lagos Island when a DAF truck, with
registration number JJJ 59 XA driven by one
Osaghai Justice Eko, crushed his vehicle.
It was gathered that the driver of the truck
lost control and hit the median in the middle
of the road, before crushing the car driven by
the former governor’s son.
“It took several hours before those who
came to the rescue of the victim could break
into the vehicle. He was trapped behind the
wheel with blood gushing out of his head as
a result of the impact,” an eyewitness said.
The eyewitness added that it was the timely
arrival of policemen and officials of the
Lagos State Traffic Management Agency
(LASMA) that saved the driver, as the crowd
almost lynched him.
The image maker in charge of the state
police command, Ngozi Braide, confirmed the
incident to the Nigerian Tribune, adding that
the police had commenced investigations on
the incident.
She added that the victim died on the spot,
while his remains had been removed to the
Lagos Island General Hospital mortuary for
autopsy.

Dbanj Wins Big Again

Nigerian music superstar Dbanj beat other
African musicians including Fally Ipupa,
Wizkid, Davido, Banky W and Iyanya in World
Music Awards‘ “World Best Male Artiste”
category.
American actress and singer Miley Ray Cyrus
who is popularly known as twerking mama,
won two World Music Awards at Monte
Carlo, Monaco. The singer won in the
categories for Best Female Act and Best Pop
Video “Wrecking Ball”. Stepping onto the
stage to collect her plaque, Miley wore a
sparkly silver gown and also performed
during the awards, in a floor-length, floral-
patterned gown.
After a three-year hiatus, the massive World
Music Awards returned on May 27 with a
decked out ceremony in Monaco, and they
certainly matched their global billing with a
list of nominees that included Miley Cyrus,
Katy Perry, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Selena
Gomez, and so many more.
See winners list below:
AWARDS
World-s best-selling Recording Act – One
Direction
Worlds Best Male Artist as voted on by fans
– Han Geng
Worlds Best Group – One Direction
Worlds Best-selling recording Act – One
Direction
Worlds Best Pop Act – One Direction
World’s Best Pop Rock Male Artist – Justin
Timberlake
Worlds Best Pop Rock Female Artist – Miley
Cyrus
World’s Best Rock Act – Imagine Dragons
World’s Best R & B Act – Beyonce
World’s Best Rap/Hip Hop Act – Eminem
Worlds Best Alternative Act – Lorde
Worlds Best Alternative Group (voted by the
fans) – Fall Out Boy
World’s Best EDM Act – Daft Punk
Worlds Best EDM Artist (voted by the fans) –
Avicii
Worlds Best New Artist – Lorde
Worlds best Video – Miley Cyrus
LEGEND AWARDS
Greek Legend – Sakis
Latin Legend – Ricky Martin
Outstanding Contribution to Dance Music –
Flo Rida
Icon Award – Mariah Carey
Best selling singles artist in America –
Mariah Carey
Best female as voted on by fans Miley Cyrus
NATIONAL BEST-SELLING ARTISTS
Best-selling American Artist – Eminem
Best-selling Australasian Artist – Lorde
Best-selling Azerbaijan Artist – Emin
Best-selling Benelux Artist – Stromae
Best-selling Canadian Artist – Michael Buble
Best-selling Chinese Artist – Chris Lee
Best-selling British Act – One Direction
Best-selling French Artist – Daft Punk
Best-selling German Artist – Helen Fischer
Best-selling Indonesian Artist – Anggun
Best-selling Italian Artist – Ligabue
Best-selling Korean Act – EXO
Best-selling Latin Artist – Shakira
Best-selling Japanese Artist – AKB48
Best-selling Philippines Artist – Sara
Geronimo
Best-selling Portuguese Artist – Tony
Carreira
Best-selling Russian Artist – Grigory Leps
Best-selling Scandinavian Artist – Avicii
Best-selling Spanish Artist – David Bisbal
Best-selling African Artist – D’Banj

Singer Kefee Collapses Mid Air To Chicago

Singer Kefee who is in her first trimester
collapsed mid flight on her way to Chicago
Thursday.
As a result, the plane had to make an
emergency landing so she can receive
medical attention in Los Angeles. The
‘branama eh’ crooner is responding to
treatments already.

Winners, RCCG And Other Famous Churches, Mosques To Pay Tax Soon

Delegates at the on- going National
Conference Tuesday voted that henceforth,
Churches and Mosques will be paying tax to
the federal government, just as they also
agreed that Federal and state governments
should no longer fund Christian and Muslim
pilgrimages to the Holy lands.
So if FG should adopt this recommendation
which church or mosque would likely pay the
highest Tax?

Thrilling!!! See Massive Underground City Discovered Beneath House – Could Accommodate Over 20,000 People

Mind-boggling, breathtaking, and incredible
is the massive ancient underground city
discovered beneath a house that was being
renovated in Turkey, and is still to this day
being further uncovered.

Boko Haram Reporter Ahmad Salkida Returns To Nigeria To Negotiate For Chibok Girls

A very courageous Nigerian journalist who was
recently accused of working for Boko Haram fled
to Dubai after SSS mistaken him as part of the
dreaded sect.
Known as the only reporter in Nigeria with
exclusive access to Boko Haram, the Nigerian
Federal Government has sponsored him back to
Nigeria to help them in negotiating with the
terrorists for the release of the abducted Chibok
secondary school students.
Ahmad Salkida returned home recently after the
Nigerian Federal Government assured safety for
himself and his family members.
He took to his Twitter page few hours ago to say:
“Speculations should not becloud d fact that
there r many well meaning patriots including
myself that r working quietly day & night for
peace
Thank you all for your concern. I’m okay but
VERY busy beyond twitter working towards peace.
I love my country and I cherish her unity
I will forever be readily available to use my rare
professional access and knowledge to end this
madness and senseless violence in Nigeria
There is nothing wrong in having professional
access to insurgents as long as it is used to save
lives and promote peaceful coexistance
On twitter everybody is an expert and some of us
that can start a class here on conflict and
radicalisation are not taken seriously
Nigeria is our country, we have no other country
to call our own, so lets get it right
One of the main reasons I unfollowed many is b/c
of unmeasured comments. We must all think and
act properly to get this right.”

This is how Daily Mail is reporting it:
“One hundred non-combatant, low-level
sympathisers were to be freed and the two
groups brought together in a convoy of buses
accompanied by a hand-picked go-between,
respected Nigerian journalist Ahmad Salkida.
The plan had been agreed in tortuous negotiations
in response to worldwide outrage over a night-
time raid on a school in the town of Chibok on
April 14 when the girls were abducted from their
dormitories.
Mr Salkida was born in Borno State, where Boko
Haram originated. He has known its leaders all
his life and has unprecedented access.
He has been arrested on several occasions
accused of being a Boko Haram sympathiser, and
he fled with his family to Dubai two years ago.
But two weeks ago, he was summoned out of
exile by President Jonathan’s aides. He initially
feared he might face arrest, but was then given a
letter of indemnity signed by the President when
he flew to Nigeria.
Sources said Mr Salkida was able to travel by
taxi to the group’s forest camp to talk to Shekau
two weeks ago. ‘His mission was secretive and
dangerous,’ they said.
He is probably the only civilian with access to
Shekau. There is trust between them and Salkida
had only one aim – to get the schoolgirls out.
He reported afterwards that the group of girls he
saw were alive and well, and being adequately fed
and sheltered. They told him all they wanted was
to go home.
Salkida’s mission was complicated by the chaos
surrounding government’s pronouncements about
negotiations with the terrorist group.”

‘I Go Die’ Arrested For Robbery In Delta

A man nicknamed ‘I Go Die’ (not the popular
comedian, Francis Agoda, ‘I Go Dye’) has been
arrested in Delta State by the police for an
alleged robbery and kidnapping.
‘I Go Die’, whose real name is Oghenewerute
Efeyeme, was nabbed alongside his alleged
accomplices; Oghenetaga Onome and Voke
Erhiaware, popularly known as Simple. They
were apprehended on Monday while trying to
collect some amount of money from the victim,
who they allegedly threatened to kidnap if he
fails to part with some cash.
The accused also reportedly carried out a
robbery operation along Sanubi/Eku Highway in
Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta
State, where they allegedly shot and raped their
victims.
According to reports, police in the state caught
the suspects at St. Bridges’ Secondary School
gate, in Asaba, where they had gone to pick the
sum of N2million from their victim. They were
said to have threatened the victim via a text
message.
It was also reported that the Delta State Police
Command Public Relations Officer, Celestina Kalu
confirmed the arrest and disclosed that the
suspects would be charged to court soon.

Obasanjo In Secret Deal With Boko Haram Over Abducted Girls

President Olusegun Obasanjo is not happy with
the way Boko Haram is killing innocent Nigerians
everyday and he has openly declared that the
government of President Jonathan is
overwhelmed by the terrorists.
Consequently, the former Nigerian President has
decided to intervene in order to bring back our
girls from the den of the deadly sect. A credible
source told AFP that Obasanjo met with people
close to Boko Haram in a move to secure the
release of over 200 girls kidnapped in Chibok,
Borno State, on April 14.
The meeting took place at Obasanjo’s farm
in Ogun State, Southern Nigeria, and was
attended by relatives of very senior Boko
Haram leaders as well as intermediaries.
“The meeting was focused on how to free
the girls through negotiation,” said the
source who requested anonymity due to the
sensitive nature of the top secret meeting.
Reports of the talks emerged as Nigeria’s Chief
of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh,
said the girls had been located in some Boko
Haram camps but doubted the prospect of
rescuing them by force.
It would be recalled that Obasanjo, who left
office in 2007, previously sought to negotiate
with the insurgents in September 2011 after
Boko Haram bombed the United Nations
headquarters in Abuja.
Then, he flew to the Islamists’ base in the Borno
State capital, Maiduguri, to meet relatives of ex-
Boko Haram leader Mohammed Yusuf, who was
killed in Police custody in 2009.
Obasanjo, who remains an influential figure in
Nigerian politics, is not happy the way FG is
handling the case.

Big Girl Stripped after She Was Caught in The Act of Kidnapping

Luck ran out on a big girl recently as she was
caught in the act of kidnapping in Odi-Olowo
street in ijebu-ode along Ondo-Benin road. She
was seriously molested by a angry mob in the
area.
According to an eyewitness, Seyifunmi Sunmola,
the lady was displaying and acting like a
mentally deranged in the area around 4:37pm on
Sunday, 25th May. As soon as she observed that
people have ignored her, she quickly moved into
a house in the vicinity to pick a little child who
was all alone at home.
She was caught by a vigilant resident. After she
was seriously molested, the lady eventually
confessed that she was sane and that she does
not suffer from any mental illness.
She also confessed that she wanted to sell
the child in order to make ends meet. She
also revealed that her kidnapping squad is
made up of six women who journey
between Enugu to Ijebu-Ode for the sole
purpose of kidnapping children...



Other eyewitnesses also revealed that new Naira
notes summing up to about N150,000 was
discovered with the lady. When asked where she
got the money from, she said she sold a child to
someone and that was her part of her payment
for the deal.
Policemen later intervened and saved the lady
from the angry mob. She has been taken to the
station.

Nollywood director Obi Emelonye says he has been arrested

The producer and director of Mirror Boy and Last
Flight to Abuja, Obi Emelonye, announced on his
Facebook page a few minutes ago that he's
been arrested in Lagos for filming in the Ikeja
area...

Stop abusing my husband, President’s wife tells Nigerians

Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday
advised Nigerians to desist from abusing her
husband because God Himself made him the
head of the nation.
Mrs. Jonathan gave the advice while addressing
children at an event she organised to mark the
2014 Children’s Day at the Banquet Hall of the
Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Quoting from the Holy Bible, she said God’s
instruction to mankind to honour their parents
was not limited to biological parents only.
She said, “It is bad to abuse our country and the
President because God has made him the head.
“The Almighty God commands us to pray for our
leaders. We therefore need to pray for the
development of our country and the president.
“Remember that a child that abuses his father
and mother is disobeying God’s commandment
because the Bible says in Exodus 20:12 that you
should honour your father and mother so that
you may live long in the land that the Lord your
God has given you.
“The Holy Bible is not referring to only biological
parents. Any one that is older than you even for
a day must be respected. Let us therefore join
hands and rebuild our country Nigeria.”
She assured the children and adults who
attended the event that the Federal Government
is doing all within its powers to secure the
release of the over 200 schoolgirls abducted from
Chibok, Borno State.
While calling on Nigerians to be united in the
fight against terrorism, Mrs. Jonathan also
advised that citizens should learn to encourage
soldiers who are at the fore front of the fight.
“It is the right of every child to go to school. It
is only through education that you can be able
to achieve your dreams and contribute
meaningfully to your community and the nation.
“We desire peace in our community and in our
nation. I want you all to be ambassadors of
peace in your schools and practise good
manners. We have no other country than Nigeria.
“We therefore need to be patriotic and
committed to our dear country. We should
strengthen our covenant with our country as
outlined in the National Pledge.
“Let us therefore be united in fighting terrorism.
We should encourage our soldiers who are in the
frontline to rescue our beloved daughters,” she
said.
She promised that she would not relent in her
efforts to assist in securing the release of the
abducted girls.
The event which featured special inter-faith
prayers for the release of the schoolgirls also
saw some children presenting letters of demand
on the abducted girls addressed to the Boko
Haram sect to the President’s wife.
The President’s wife however said since she did
not know members of the sect, she would
forward the children’s letters to the National
Security Adviser orthe Chief of Defence Staff.
“Let me thank the children that gave me letter to
give Boko Haram. Well, I have received your
letter, but I am not the one to give it to Boko
Haram because I don’t know Boko Haram and I
have never seen Boko Haram. But I will give it to
the NSS or Chief of Defence Staff who will
submit your letter accordingly.
“To my children parliament, thank you for your
letter. Thank you for your deliberation. I have
received what you gave to me. I will make sure I
pass it to the President because it is addressed
to him and the other one is addressed to Boko
Haram. That is why the two are different,” she
added.

Gold Teeths Becomes More Of A fashion Trend

Gold teeth have positive and negative
connotations associated with them. In recent
years, gold teeth have been exclusively
associated with the hip-hop community;
however, they were used by many cultures in the
past, it has become a fashion trend that even
young ladies rock and feel good about it. people
who wear the gold teeth more are the Muslim
Alhaja's, but now everybody are wearing it.
Historically, gold teeth were indicative of wealth
and prosperity. Many cultures ranging from Asian
to Africa used gold teeth as a status symbol of
power. In the past decades when the use of gold
teeth in dental procedures came to the forefront,
it was viewed as attractive and was seen by
many to be a way to tell who had the money
and the power within the community. but now it
has taken a different dimension from what it
mainly stands for.
Dentists have used gold for filling cavities, for
crowns, and for other purposes. Because gold is
malleable and nearly immune to corrosion, it had
great value in dentistry. In the past, acquiring
gold teeth was an expensive dental prosthetic.
With the advancements in dentistry, the value of
gold teeth has declined. Instead of acquiring
permanent gold teeth, many people resort to
purchasing grills, i.e. false tooth covers.
How do you feel about gold teeth?

Ajasin University, AAUA 300 Level Student Killed By Bus Driver In Ondo State – RIP Segun Adesuyan

A promising young man identified as Segun
Adesuyan was crushed to death by an inpatient
bus driver yesterday in Akungba Akoko in Ondo
state.
His colleagues said he was rushing to meet up
with lecture when he got knocked down by an
inpatient driver.

The deceased
His body has been released to his family and has
since been buried.
Here is a statement from the school registrar, Mr
Bamidele Olotun:
“The students’ spontaneous reaction was
sparked by misinformation that the deceased was
knocked down by a mini bus called agolo in local
parlance and that the assailant driver ran away.
“This misinformation has since been refuted by
the Police who confirmed that the driver reported
himself at the Police station and that he and the
Toyota Corolla car were in their custody.
“This clarification has calmed the nerves of the
rampaging students and the situation has since
been brought under control.
“The corpse has been released to the parents and
has since been buried.
“The university expresses deep condolences to the
family of the deceased, the students body and the
entire university community on the unfortunate
loss of the promising young man.
“The university would like to appeal to all
students to go about their normal academic
activities as peace has now returned to the
campus.”
Late Adesuyan’s corpse was moved to his
parents house in Akure on Monday evening for
burial. Before the ambulance got there, people
were already outside crying in the heavy rain.
The dean of students affairs, the students
president, vp, the senate president, deputy senate
president and some, his departmental president
and some sug members were all present at the
burial.
Check out his last Facebook page post..
“Jehovah 2 good, oluwa dara, babaloke lo sure ju,
i go sing, i go praise,i go dance, i go yin baba o o
almighty God 4 his protection over me, feel dis.”
May his soul rest in perfect peace.

MASSOB Leader Begs Israel For Biafra, Urges Ndigbo To Return Home

As Boko Haram insurgents continue to massacre
innocent Nigerians in the North Eastern part of
the country, the Movement for the Actualization of
the Sovereign State of Biafra, (MASSOB) has
advised Igbo resident in the troubled states of the
North to come down home in their own interest.
The MASSOB National Red Cross Chairman,
Osondu Okwaraeke, who issued the warning
yesterday in Onitsha, said that those staying
behind were doing so at their own peril.
The call was sequel to continued killings in some
Northern states especially in Borno state, where
more than 200 school girls were abducted by
Boko Haram insurgents.
Okwaraeke said that prior to the heightening of
the killings, the national leader of MASSOB, Chief
Ralph Uwazurike, had issued similar directive for
those in the troubled areas to return home and
even provided logistics for their evacuation.
The MASSOB Red Cross chairman commended
Chief Uwazurike for his concern for the welfare of
the Igbo and recalling that during the flood in
some parts of the country, the MASSOB leader
provided drugs and other materials, including food
to the victims.
He appealed to the United Nations, the Catholic
Pontiff, Israel and other world leaders to come to
the rescue of MASSOB help actualize Biafra
Republic” for the safety of the Igbo.
[Source: Daily Sun]

“Boko Haram Killed 36 Igbos In Jos Bombing, 42 Injured” – Eze Igbo , Prof Jerom Obilom

The Igbo community in Jos, Plateau State, said
that it lost 36 members while 42 others were
injured in the May 20 twin bomb blasts that
rocked the Jos market.
The community also said many of its members
were still missing even as it bemoaned the loss of
goods worth millions of naira by the Igbos.
The Eze Igbo in Jos, Prof. Jerome Obilom, who
addressed newsmen on Monday, said that the
community abhorred the mass burial, allegedly
being secretly conducted by the state
government, without informing members of the
community since Ndigbo did not favour burying
their dead outside their homestead.
Obilom said that the authorities of some hospitals
had been very hostile when the community, led by
the Chairman of the Igbo Community Association,
Chief Jonah Ezekwueme, visited to identify
victims of the blasts, who were of Igbo extraction.
He said, “While recognising the fact that some of
the victims were shattered into shreds, which
necessitated that some body parts needed the
mass burial, we still insist that Ndigbo in Jos
should have been consulted to identify their own
because it is not our customs to bury our dead
outside our traditional homes.
“We therefore condemn such act and implore the
authorities to allow Ndigbo access to the bodies
so that those missing could be accounted for
because if we had been allowed inside the
mortuary, we would have been able to identify
many of our members who were unfortunately
caught up in the bomb blast.”
He said that the community had been able to
identify the dead through towns and community
that took the roll calls of their members.
The Ezeigbo deplored a situation where Ndigbo
were neglected in the distribution of relief
materials and urged the authorities to send such
materials to aid the victims and their families.
He also asked the Plateau State government to
hasten efforts in the relocation of street traders to
the satellite market in the Rukuba Road area of
Jos, adding that the congestion caused by the
traders along the busy road was responsible for
the heavy losses caused by the bomb blast.
“While we appreciate all efforts being made by the
state government to sanitise the market, we plead
that government should strengthen the satellite
market and move all traders there so that
bombers would not have any easy means of
causing mass harm as they did in the last
incident,” he added.
[Reported By PUNCH NG

Boko Haram Started Like Joke, Nigerians Are Helpless : Last Words Of UNIJOS Student Killed In Jos Blast

Boko Haram Started Like A Joke, Nigerians Are
Helpless: Last Words Of UNIJOS Student Killed
In Jos Blast
One of the 7 UNIJOS students killed by a suicide
bomb attack carried out by suspected Boko
Haramists in Jos, Plateau state last week, Lydia
Komolafe had days before her death lamented the
incessant killings by Boko Haram terrorists.
Two days before the suicide bombing (May 19)
Komolafe prayed for a week of favour and
satisfaction.
Sadly, this was not to be as Komolafe was one of
the seven students of the Medical Laboratory
Science Department of the University of Jos, who
lost their lives in the bombing.
Check out her Tweets below:
“This week, I shall be satisfied with favour.”
“Hmm, now we don’t know if our parents or
siblings are safe in the park, church, mosque,
market, and schools. The airports are not left out.
I forgot, Aso Rock, isn’t left out either.
“They (Boko Haram) go wherever they want! It’s
a fight against Nigeria, and Nigerians are
helpless. Because they didn’t curb it at first,
terrorism has grown so wild!,”
“Pray for Nigeria, Nigerians can’t sleep! We are
not even secured in the midst of road blocks! This
has got to stop!! Who’s going to be our ‘Avatar’
in this nation?”
“If only we had curbed it earlier! They left it to
our governors to fight it; they brought soldiers
who molested us! Nobody cared! I’m not being
insensitive; I’m just saying if we had saved the
cup of milk from falling, we wouldn’t have been
worrying about the spill now.”
“Boko Haram started like a joke, we prayed, cast
and bound, we did nothing! The citizens kept
pointing fingers at the government! Calling it
different things! We thought it will vanish. Or
maybe, since it started in the north it would
remain there. As long as it didn’t go down south,
they didn’t care.
“They tagged it a northern syndrome. Little did
they know that it wasn’t going to be restricted for
long! Today there’s a blast, tomorrow nobody
cares. Fighting terrorism isn’t only for the
government, it’s for us too! What we say, what
we preach how we live, reflects if we are terrorists
or not,”.
“With one voice, let’s speak against terrorism. I’m
not calling for protests or any of that sort! The
moment you hold hate in your heart, you’re giving
room to hateful thoughts that could lead to
terrorism. Nigeria will get past all this! So help us
God!”
“Nobody should be punished for going to school!
There’s no basis to this kidnap! Our hearts are
bleeding. Please bring them alive! May the angels
protect them wherever they may be.”
Hear what a close friend to the late student, Zion
Abiodun said on Twitter
“I am trying to stop the tears, but it’s difficult. I
have never cried for anyone this much, just can’t
hold the tears. I need to wake up from this
dream,”.
So sad!
May her soul and that of others rest in perfect
peace (amen)

President Jonathan ’ s Kano Ikebe Dance That Put Nigeria In Trouble By Godwin Okeke

The above photograph of President Jonathan on
stage is “historic” to all Nigerians depending on
one’s school of thought. Both friends and
enemies of GEJ, APC and PDP all have different
view about the message of the picture. No matter
your school of thought, I’m very optimistic that
this picture is not one of the good pictures
President Jonathan will love to see in his album.
If it were in the analogue age, the photographer of
any news media that snapped the picture must be
a guest of our security agencies. The picture went
viral on April 15th 2014 after PDP rally in Kano to
welcome Mr Shakarau that was displaced in APC
by Governor Kwankwaso.
Terrorism can be scary or terrifying. It is not the
wish of any President or Governor to encounter it
no matter how equipped or fortified your security/
defense is. Let us recall that President George
Bush was flown into Air force base in Louisiana
from Sarasota Florida when the World Trade
Centre was struck due to concern that he would
be targeted by terrorists. Take note also that
George Bush first National security meeting was
through electronic means at Strategic Air
command in Nabraska before returning to the
white house. This example is a typical
demonstration of how every leader trembles at
the mention of terrorism. What vindicates or vilify
leaders are your actions and reactions after terror
attack. George bush statements after 9/11
restored Americans confidence on him. It was on
record that Bush had 24(twenty four) national
security meeting between September 11 to
October 11. That is leadership redefined!
The kidnap of over 200 school girls of Chibok in
Borno state on the 15th of April while Mr
President was attending the PDP rally in Kano
was not the first of its kind nor the worst done by
book-haram insurgents. School children were
once massacred in their dormitories; over 20
pupils were kidnapped in the wake of missing
Sanusi 20 billion dollars. Plus other heinous
massacre that took place in Yobe, Nasarawa,
Niger, Plateau and Adamawa states respectively.
What subjected President Jonathan to world
vilification was cumulative anger triggered by the
“unspoken word of I don’t care” depicted by the
above photograph. Seeing Mr. president dancing
and raising his hands in Kano while the likes of
British high commissioner in Nigeria was in
National hospital in sober mood donating blood to
rescue Nyanya bomb blast victims portrays
President GEJ as uncompassionate man
desperate for power and a leader who places less
value to the lives of his citizens. Unfortunately the
Chibok girls were kidnapped same day Mr.
President was displaying his olingo masterpiece.
This dance now resurrects the cumulative anger
and unholy silences in the land leading to the
popular believe that Mr President is clueless. That
does not mean that government has done well in
terms of handling security challenges ab initio
All the reasons cited by Labaran Maku to defend
the Kano dance was more of fueling the burning
bush. Maku said,” the Terrorist aim is to stop
governance and the dance/rally in Kano was to
prove them wrong”. Some thinkers like Maku
bought into that disgusting statement but I’m
sure that no national election is fast approaching
and therefore, the rally can be postponed for
another day. Moreover, when does rally become
part of governance? Rally is weapon of political
parties not weapon of governance. Any action
labeled governance must be for the interest and
benefit of the nation not political party.
Furthermore, how does GEJ glorifies and celebrate
frustrated enemy in the event of national
calamity? Is he joining GEJ because he likes him
or is he joining out of frustration? What brought
Shakarau to Jonathan? If not for APC leadership
tussle between him and Kwankwaso, will he not
be one of the leaders of the opposition in Nigeria
today? No matter your political affiliation,
Shakarau is never a plus to GEJ and people of
Kano can has proved it in the just concluded LGA
election. Some shallow readers will argue that
LGA election is not a measure of one’s political
strength but I will refer them to Edo and Anambra
State LGA election where (LP) Ifeanyi Uba and
(PDP) Tony Aninih proved their political worth in
their local governments. I expected Shakarau to
do the same in Kano but he couldn’t. Therefore,
GEJ and his advisers failed woefully on that Kano
rally.
Some has also underrated the consequence of
incompetent advisers and lack of political
intelligent unit. But success of George Bush can
be attributed to his team of professional staff and
his humility to listen to every one of them. I do
not expect every leader to be an orator nor has
exceptional vision like Obama or Clinton. But I
will not also spare these GEJ advisers who are
the worst I have ever seen in my life. I’m sure not
even Satan can tolerate their advice.
Rather than summoning for national security
meeting after the Nyanya blast, the advisers
confused GEJ and converted it to PDP meeting
signaling politicization of national security. Blame
game rather than united front was the outcome of
the meeting. Reno Omokri(PA new media to GEJ)
added more fuel to the fire by telling public lie
that APC governors boycotted a security meeting
which they conspired to convert to party meeting.
This is a very shameful act in the light of sorrow
and grief in the land.
What broke the camel’s back was the
misinformation, lies and attempt to blackmail or
sabotage, the struggle to rescue the abducted
Chibok girls by the presidential advisers. The
misrepresentation of the #BringBackOurGirls
clamor as people opposing the government was
the first evil plot of this group of advisers. We all
laughed at the “open assassination of grammar”
by the first lady but the bitter truth we must
accept was that she strongly believe that there
was no kidnapping and there was grand
conspiracy against her husband (this might not
be totally wrong assumption though) but
condemning the apolitical citizens that felt
sympathy for the victims of this kidnap is
condemnable. The gap between the time the
advisers were deceiving GEJ that the kidnap was
the handwork of the opposition, and the time it
took them to thread blames and the time it took
them to resolve to take action due to mounting
international pressure was what forced GEJ to
surrender our sovereignty. Let us also have
another deeper look of what would have
happened if not for this evil advisers. Patience
Jonathan as mama peace should have matched
to Presidency leading other first ladies, senators
and all women to demand #BringBackOurGirls.
Her pressure with other elite will exonerate her
and citizens will understand her limitation. But
this evil advisers converted this woman into
another Co-President torturing” the pricipa on
national television because na only she waka
come”.She did not stop there, she directed the
protesters to proceed to Bornu state. The police
in their usual manner rather than securing
innocent citizens went to disperse them at unity
fountain. This again raises more concern globally
that GEJ is hunting for citizens rather than
terrorists.
The incoherent statement and blames/self
defense/excuses emanating from the presidency
was very disturbing.
“the Borno state Govt is inconsistent with the
figures”, “the Borno Govt should be blamed for
opening the school against FG letter to WAEC”
“our military have rescued all the girl” “sorry we
are misinformed by the school principal”, the war
is Gorilla war”” its unconventional war”, ‘our
military are well motivated”, we have all the
modern equipment to fight terror”, blame terrorist
not govt.” we need international support”
All this statement/blames/excuses and lies falls
short of a responsible government that couldn’t
safe guard her citizens. This statement
diminishes the world perception of GEJ both home
and abroad. The advisers did not stop there; they
have not seen the need for him to visit Chibok.
Why not deploy all the military men both police to
guide GEJ to visit chibok? The excuses cited by
GEJ on why he has not visited Chibok is not
convincing. It was shameful to behold GEJ before
the world press in France citing moral boast as
the only advantage of visiting Chibok yet he never
deem it fit to give this moral boast to those
families. We should recall that Gov Shettima
defied military advice not to visit Chibok and
went unhurt. GEJ should be courageous to show
leadership as CinC. Obama sneaked out of white
house unannounced and visited American troops
in Afghanistan recently.
Chibok visit will enable GEJ to have one on one
conversation with the military boys in war front.
One of them might reveal to him what the senior
MILADS might be hiding away from him. The visit
will unravel to GEJ the rumor of hunger, lack of
welfare and equipment being speculated. He will
be a morale booster for the families and the
military but the advisers will never let it happen.
This was how they deceived him in Yobe until the
Progressive Governors visited and walk the street
of Yobe. GEJ aftermath visit was much
reactionary and no citizen bought into it. Any visit
by GEJ to Chibok today is meaningless because
the opportunity is gone for good.
Not up to 12 hours after twin bomb blast in Jos,
one of the presidential aides rushed to BBC to
say that “there was no evidence that the Jos
blast was detonated by Boko Haram”…. I ask
when he started investigation or gathering of
evidence. Why sudden conclusion? Who then
bombed Jos if not Boko Haram?
Citizens are free to speculate based on their
personal perception and political inclination but
any comment emanating from the presidency
MUST be swift, accurate, factual, well evidenced
and undisputable. The statement must be of
objective and devoid of any sentiments.
The views expressed in this article are the
author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the
editorial policy of kulzone.tk
[Article by Godwin Okeke]

ASUP strike: Students devise survival strategies

Eight months after polytechnic lecturers
embarked on industrial action, their students
now employ other survival strategies, CHARLES
ABAH writes
Isah Kwano is a Higher National Diploma,
Banking and Finance student of the Federal
Polytechnic, Bauchi. But due to the ongoing
strike by the Academic Staff Union of
Polytechnics, you are not likely to find him on
campus nowadays.
Instead, you may find the youth operating a
commercial vehicle known locally as Kabukabu.
It is not his will to suddenly become a
transporter. It is an outcome of the protracted
industrial action.
Kwano says, “My brother, I do not want to lose
on all fronts. Initially, I thought the industrial
action was not going to last long. But now I
have spent over eight months at home. So, to
keep the body and soul together, I discussed
with other members of my family and they
allowed me to use one of the family cars for
transport business.
“Every day, I leave in the morning with the car. I
must admit that this has kept me busy and away
from sundry vices. It has also reduced the level
of frustration that I face.
“Above all, there is no day that I do not make up
to N1,000 since I got into the cab business
earlier in the year. However, this is not to justify
the continued industrial action. I want the
Federal Government and the lecturers to resolve
their differences as soon as possible so that I
can return to campus.”
He is not the only victim of the current strike by
lecturers in public polytechnics. The story of
Abdulmalik Usman, an HND 11 student of the
Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State, presents
another dimension to the strike that has lasted
for 240 days today.
For the youngster, the situation has become a
hopeless one. By his calculation, he has lost an
academic session due to the tango.
He says with bitterness in his voice, “How do we
reconcile the fact we have been at home since
October 4, 2013? A normal academic semester
lasts for three months. Now, we have stayed out
of campus for eight months. Have we not
naturally lost more than a full academic session
at home? Before the strike, we had earlier spent
more than two months due to strike in 2013. So
you can see that it is a hopeless condition.”
Asked how he has been handling the situation,
Usman – who is the President, National
Association of Polytechnic Engineering Students
– says he has no wherewithal to start a small-
scale business.
He adds, “I am often at home engaging in a
personal research work. This may sound strange
to you, but it has taken up my time. My research
emphasis is on Nigeria’s history. I have taken
my time to compile top events, especially in the
education sector, from Independence to the
present day. The idea is that in the future, I will
not want those coming behind us to pass
through the difficulties some of us are going
through today. Look at my fate and that of
thousands of students across the country. Look
at technical education in the country. With this
standstill approach, is there a future for
polytechnic education in the country?”
For Lukman Adekitan of the Federal Polytechnic,
Ede, Osun State, the strike has prevented him
from participating in the NYSC scheme.
Adekitan, who also says he has not been doing
anything special since the strike began, notes
with a frown that a female colleague of his has
been impregnated.
“It will interest you to know that one of my
colleagues, an unmarried female student, is now
pregnant. When I asked her what went wrong
she responded, Na so oo. This is to tell you how
much this strike has altered our lives. Supposing
there have been normal academic activities, I
would have gone for national youth service
before now,” he explains.
A student of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Dare
Amoo, who urges the Federal Government to
yield to the lecturers’ demands, notes that the
demands were to improve the polytechnic sector.
On what has been keeping him busy, Amoo
states that he has abandoned his books for now.
He adds, “At present, I am learning how to make
art works. Some months ago, I learnt how to
beautify houses. I advise other students to try to
engage themselves in one activity or the other.
They should not just sit at home. They should
not waste this free time. They should learn some
works in order to assist their parents.”
Adetunji Oluwaseyi of the Osun State
Polytechnic, Iree also shares Amoo’s view that
the Federal Government should attend to the
lecturers’ demands. He keeps himself busy with
a tutorial organised in the school. “The tutorial
has kept many of us here and prevented us from
engaging in unnecessary travelling around the
country,” he says.
However, as the likes of Usman, Amoo and
Kwano engage in things that keep them away
from frustration and vices, as well as grow them
individually, the National Association of
Polytechnic Student Senate President, Lukeman
Saludeen, has a different thing to say.
Salaudeen, a Mining Engineering HND 11 student
of the Kaduna Polytechnic, has been busy
interfacing between the students and the
“warring parties” in the crisis.
The student leader, who acknowledges that the
strike has been tough on students, says the
Federal Government has not been fair to the
polytechnic sub-sector.
According to him, beyond the danger of exposing
some students to social vices, the industrial
action has temporarily truncated the dream of
many students to participate in the NYSC.
He also notes, with anger in his voice, that the
authorities have not been able to act decisively
on the BSc/HND discrimination.
He declares, “Before the recent inauguration of
the Chief Pius Anyim-led committee, the Federal
Government claimed that the issue of HND/ BSc
had been reconciled. With this new committee,
the truth has come to the fore that the
authorities are not sincere in their dealings with
those in the polytechnic sector. They proclaim
one thing today and do another the next day.”
Agreeing with Salaudeen, the striking polytechnic
lecturers have also accused the Supervising
Minister of Education, Chief Nyeson Wike, of
causing an “irrevocable” damage to the nation’s
education sector.
According to them, the minister is on a mission
to inflict permanent damage on public
polytechnics.
The lecturers, who spoke through the National
President of the Academic Staff Union of
Polytechnics, Chibuzo Asomugha, accused Wike
of “blackmail and double speak.”
Lecturers in the nation’s public polytechnics,
who have been on strike since last October 5,
2013, are seeking, among others, the removal of
what they regard as discrimination against
polytechnic graduates, review of the Polytechnics
Act, the establishment of a National Polytechnics
Commission and the release of the White Paper
of the visitation to federal polytechnics.
They are also kicking against the poor funding of
polytechnics, deplorable condition of state
polytechnics, appointment of unqualified persons
as rectors of polytechnics and the review of the
Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System
and the funding of the CONTISS 15 Migration.
Asomugha, in an interview with our
correspondent, insists that Wike is out to
destroy the sector, considering his actions and
utterances.
The ASUP President also points to the last
Academic Staff Union of Universities strike and
the ongoing industrial action by the Colleges of
Education Academic Staff Union, saying the
minister’s role in the crises is suspect.
He says, “The Supervising Minister of Education
appears to be on a mission to inflict an
irrevocable damage to polytechnic education in
Nigeria. He has not hidden his anger against the
striking workers of polytechnics and colleges of
education who dare to disagree with him.
“It is still very much in doubt that Wike has the
capacity to manage an industrial crisis in the
education sector. For instance, it took the
intervention of President Goodluck Jonathan to
stop Wike from completely messing up the last
ASUU strike.
“Now the polytechnic lecturers and their colleges
of education counterparts have been on strike for
many months, and all the supervising minister
has done is to relish in blackmail,
misrepresentation of facts, bullying, blustering
and double speak.”

Bomb victim was in her final year —Sister

Blessing, elder sister of a final year student of
the College of Education, Akwanga, Nasarawa
State, Shekinah Ejeh, who died in the May 20
Jos bombing, speaks with TEMITAYO FAMUTIMI
What is your name?
My name is Blessing Ejeh, a Mass
Communication student of the Federal
Polytechnic, Bauchi. I lost my immediate younger
sister, Shekinah to the Jos bomb blast of May
20.
What was your sister doing at the Terminus
Market, the scene of the blast?
My sister was a final year student of the College
of Education, Akwanga, Nasarawa State where
she was studying Computer Science/Economics
until she was killed by the explosion. She had
just finished her teaching practice exercise and
preparing to resume her last semester in the
college.
She already had all that she needed to take to
school for the resumption of the new semester.
But some of her friends called her to help them
to get some fanciful second-hand caps which
they had seen her wear in school. So, she went
to the Terminus Market to get them as they
were far cheaper in Jos than in Nasarawa State.
How did you get to hear the news of the blast?
Shekinah left home before 2pm on that fateful
day. We were inside and we did not know what
was happening then. We were preparing to go to
church for Bible study when my younger brother
called that the bomb blast just occurred in
Terminus Market.
Immediately my mum heard about it, she started
panicking and I was in the sitting room too,
watching movies. Although she left home with
three phones, none of her lines went through as
we tried to get in touch with her. My father who
was supposed to lead the service set out to look
for her at the scene of the blast while my mother
and I reluctantly went to church.
After an unsuccessful search for her at the scene
of the blast and the hospital where the injured
were taken to, my father found her body at the
mortuary.
How did you receive the news?
A family friend came to see us in the church and
when we sighted him, we knew something very
wrong had happened to us. We started crying
even before we received the news. They finally
broke the news to us at home. The wailing was
just too much.
Did you see her body?
Yes, we saw her mangled body at the mortuary.
The burns were, however, minimal. We have
gone to bury her. We just came back from our
village in Kogi State on Saturday.
What were her lifelong ambitions and dreams?
As a young girl of 19 still growing up, she had
very lofty dreams, many of which I wouldn’t
know. But if there is one thing she was notable
for, it is her love and passion for children. She
was the children leader of our local church. She
was supposed to coordinate a children’s
programme in our church from Thursday to this
Sunday. She would have been back to school on
Monday (yesterday).
The handbill announcing the event was already
out before she lost her life in the bomb blast.
She had been preparing all this while for this but,
unfortunately, it could not hold. Now because of
her love for children, we are planning to start a
foundation in her name to reach out to orphans
and children who are less privileged in the
society.
How are your parents taking the situation?
God is in control. My parents are pastors.
Generally, we hold the view that only God is the
comforter.
Do you have any advice for the President on how
to curtail the Boko Haram insurgency?
I won’t give any advice to Jonathan. Should he
let the whole world die before doing something?
Should he just be there watching and let
everybody die. Now, it appears that security is
very tight, just give them some days, the whole
security being put in place will be relaxed. It is
not that the government cannot do something
about it. It is just that they are not just doing
the right thing. They have the money and
resources. They are just not ready at all.