Popular Nigeria music executive, Don Jazzy has waded in on the controversial discord between the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Federal Government which has resulted in a persistent strike action by varsity lecturers.
According to Don Jazzy, the students are the ones that would be at the receiving end and it is a very sad situation.
Don Jazzy tweeted ;
An African proverb says, “when two elephants fight, it’s the grass that gets trampled.” The two elephants – ASUU and the FG. Students would be at the receiving end. A very sad situation. Stakeholders should pls try as much as possible not to let this strike action linger.
An African proverb says, "when two elephants fight, it's the grass that gets trampled." The two elephants – ASUU and the FG. Students would be at the receiving end. A very sad situation. Stakeholders should pls try as much as possible not to let this strike action linger. https://t.co/hU9qfibMEz
Meanwhile, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has formally written to the federal government, requesting for a date for the reopening of negotiations, which were abandoned in February due to the disagreement over the implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
The union also urged the federal government to initiate a process that would lead to the validation of its alternative salary payment platform, the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS).
It demanded that government should pull out all academic staff already captured on IPPIS and enrol them on UTAS.
Ex Big Brother Naija star, TBoss has taken to her Social Media platform to advise men into getting a haircut and stop looking like “caveman”.
The Edo-born reality TV star took to her Instagram stories on Sunday to lament, stating that the coronavirus-induced lockdown was over, and that she was tired of seeing unkept men.
See her post below;
“Dear Men, Look ehhn Lockdown is pretty much over. Please make an appointment to see your barber today.TODAY.” She wrote.
“You all getting used to this caveman look and it is absolute eyesore. If you are scared then just scrape off all the hair- it’s just hair, it’s going to grow back in no time. Please help us. We want to see fine fine things once again,”
According to the latest updates from tipsters, the Infinix Zero 8 will be hitting online and offline stores in no time. The Infinix Zero 8 is the latest product from Infinix’s flagship smartphone series – Zero.
With distinctive products, Infinix has achieved amazing results in the international smartphone market. All previous generations of the Zero series have come with powerful processors, large RAMs and flash memories as well as exceptional displays. The cameras of these devices have also stood out in terms of their ability to capture a wide range of sceneries. It’s no wonder why smartphone enthusiasts have heightened their expectation for this new device. Now, what exactly do we know about the Zero 8?
Currently available information shows that the Zero 8 adopts a 48-megapixel front camera. This will be the highest pixel count ever to be sported on any device’s front-facing camera.
Also, the device will be coming with a 64-megapixel rear camera. This new camera will use Sony’s IMX686 image sensor, taking photography performance to a new level.
Images appearing online reveals that the Zero 8 has an extremely futuristic appearance.
The device adopts a diagonal design with assorted colors in the back. The color gradients used on this device are also very impressive. This sort of stylish designs have been associated with flagship products of leading smartphone brands in recent years. Hence, reaffirming our conclusion on Zero 8’s positioning as a flagship product.
On the front side, Zero 8 also adopts a design of a bezel-less screen + dual punch-hole cameras, which are only available on high-end products of leading brands, to create more possibilities for taking selfies, and to ensure the best display quality.
Its appearance shows that Zero 8 is a pure-blooded flagship product with an impressive design, totally different from that of the previous products. Therefore, it makes sense to guess that the exterior design of Zero 8 is very likely to have been made by a famous international designer.
There isn’t information about the detailed specifications of Zero 8 yet. However, we reckon that Zero 8 may adopt a high-end CPU for bigger computing power, so as to provide faster speed.
If Zero 8 adopts a more powerful CPU, there’s no doubt that its GPU will be more powerful too. With this, it will be able to meet the rigorous requirements of major 3D mobile games for graphics processing.
It’s also possible that, in comparison with the previous models, the Infinix Zero 8 has made significant improvements in terms of RAM and flash memory as well as screen resolution and fast charging technology.
The Infinix Zero 8 is expected to be officially announced sometime in august and it most likely will be targeted at the high-end market. We hope to get an official statement from Infinix before then.
Suspected Ibadan serial killer, Sunday Shodipe who escaped from police custody on August 18 has revealed how he fled the Mokola Police Station in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Shodipe explained that he escaped when the police officer on duty was distracted.
Speaking to newsmen, he said;
“The new female DPO asked officer Funsho to allow me take my bath. He cautioned me not to try to escape when I am taking my bath.
“I escaped when I saw him discussing with another person. I climbed the borehole pole and jumped the fence. The people living in the area saw me when I escaped but they did not raise any alarm.”
The suspect was re-arrested on Sunday August 23, at Iwo Road by a group with the additional aid of a tactical team who had previously worked with the Special Adviser on Security Matters to Governor Makinde, Fatai Owoseni in Akure.
He was trailed to where he buys and smokes hemp in Ibadan, but wasn’t arrested there because of the crowd in the area. He was later arrested in his hideout.
Nigerians react as the viral video of lady who rejected her boyfriend’s proposal in public has turned out to be a comedy skit.
Yesterday, a video of a lady who rejected her boyfriend of 5 years in the middle of a road went viral, attracting outrage and sympathy from social media users.
However, the video has turned out to be a comedy skit shot by two upcoming comedians.
In the video, the man is seen going down on one knee to ask the woman to marry him. The woman didn’t seem pleased and she walked away.
The man starts crying at this point and goes after the woman then kneels again.
The entertainers, Owerri Chic and Chineke-Boy Comedian have now posted a behind-the-scene video which shows the supposed “proposal gone wrong” was nothing to be taken seriously.
Many Nigerians who believed the story are angry and has cursed the entertainers to surfer for 600 years.
Here are some reactions below;
@Nneka Lilan posted, “So na upcoming comedian una be and I was wasting my tears. chiri iri, 600 yrs for una two
@Okeke Izuchukwu Thompson said, “Both of you will suffer for 600 years”.
@Egbede Valentine IzuGod, “I even quarrelled for it, Nne biko gbaghara I was drunk then.
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Nigerian rapper, Tipsy Enupo has lamented over how single ladies are treated in the country.
According to Tipsy, it has gotten to the point where death is better than being single in Nigeria because there are a bunch of backward people in the country.
Her post reads;
“In Nigeria, it is hard for single ladies to rent a place…because they are deemed irresponsible by some landlords… In Nigeria, single ladies will be tested for drugs before marriage… In Nigeria, when a single lady has a car, property and she’s getting it… there are questions regarding her source of wealth.
At this point… death is better than being a single lady in Nigeria. Bunch of backward people. Spits”
BBNaija housemates, Kiddwaya and Erica were spotted having a late night conversation after Tolanibaj refused to use the sheets in the Head of House room after catching them in a “suspicious” position.
Kiddwaya was heard asking Erica if he “beat up the pus*y” while they conversed about their time together.
Erica was heard jokingly saying that Tolanibaj said she doesn’t trust the sheets.
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Earlier, Kiddwaya was spotted advising Erica to give Vee “good energy” inspite of her telling Laycon to avoid her.
Recall that Vee told Laycon to avoid Erica and move on after she refused his advances and became Kiddwaya’s bae.
During the eviction live show last night, the host Ebuka mentioned this and asked Vee why she gave Laycon that advise, thus making it public information.
This obviously unsettled Erica who approached her love interest Kiddwaya for advise.
Kiddwaya had this to say,
“I don’t trust anybody because I know they are all pretentious but the advice Vee gave Laycon was not from a malicious place.
“It’s a game, I’m enjoying myself. I have a great woman.
“I just take this as an opportunity to meet with amazing people and this platform. A lot of people applied to be here but did not get in.
“You don’t need to keep malice with Vee, talk to her. Do you know how it will make her feel to see someone she talked about giving her good energy?
Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham recently showed off her mother-in-law, in a new loved-up video she posted on social media.
She brought her mother-in-law to the spotlight, in an update on her Instagram story.
According to he actress her mother-in-law is the best ever.
She backed the video which she was seen talking to her and later going on to kiss her cheeks with a sweet caption stating that she is best mother in law ever.
Mrs. Ajeyemi was all smile as she faced the camera.
Toyin Abraham captioned the video on her Instagram thus:
“My Mum in law best ever”
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The actress recently revealed how she found out she was pregnant and then finally decided to marry her husband, Kolawole Ajeyemi.
Toyin who celebrated her son Ire’s first birthday some days ago, revealed that she has asked God to forgive her for getting pregnant before marriage.
She went further to narrate how she found out she was pregnant, when she went for an event in Abuja.
According to her, the pregnancy made her agree to remarry, as she was not fully ready when her husband told her that she wanted to see her family.
She talked about this in her Youtube channel.
The award winning actress bought her son, Ireoluwa Ajeyemi, a customized lamborghini for his first birthday.
Baby Ire is evidently the apple of his mother’s eyes, as she has been amassing a fleet of toy cars for him. Just recently, the movie star got him his ‘first’ car, a yellow Mercedes Benz.
She shared pictures and videos of her newest acquisition, a luxury car with customised plate number.
Toyin constantly speaks about self love, and recently took to her social media page to preach on the importance of self-love.
According to the happily married mother-of-one, ”it is a great responsibility to love yourself because that’s who you will be spending all your lifetime with”.
Big Brother Naija ‘lockdown’ housemate, Erica Nlewedim has revealed why she voted to evict Vee and Wathoni during yesterday’s live eviction.
Vee and Wathoni were among the bottom four housemates up for possible eviction and their fate was left in the hands of other housemates to save or evict them. Erica chose Vee and Wathoni to be evicted and she said she did that because she felt like they’d do the same to her if she were in that position.
She made the disclosure during her diary session with Biggie.
Erica however said she feels indifferent about the outcome of the final votes as both Vee and Wathoni escaped eviction.
Uti Nwachukwu, winner of Big Brother Africa Season 5, has said that Prince is the most intelligent housemate in the ongoing BBNaija “Lockdown”.
He made this known via his official Twitter page on Sunday, August 23
According to him, he’s filled with wisdom and talks like a royalty.
For Sir Uti, Prince needs to be appreciated with the most accolades in the house because of his intelligence.
He tweeted… “I honestly think that when it comes to deep and Real Intelligence mixed with wisdom in that #Bbnaija house, PRINCE should definitely be given more, if not the most accolades. We need to appreciate him a whole lot more the guy yans like an IGWE.”
I honestly think that when it comes to deep and Real Intelligence mixed with Wisdom in that #Bbnaija house, PRINCE should definitely be given more, if not the most accolades. We need to appreciate him a whole lot more???? the guy yans like an IGWEEEE??? #bbnaija2020lockdown
Nigerian superstar singer, Davido has narrated how he was subjected to racism while in college in Alabama, United States.
In an interview with Recording Academy, organisers of the Grammy Awards, the DMW boss said he was mocked because of the color of his skin while in the US college filled with whites.
He said;
“It’s crazy, because I’m from both America and Africa, so I know how both sides think. I went to school in Alabama. I went to college at 15. I was very young. And Alabama was a predominantly white state.
“So being an African kid in a university where it’s 13% black people, it’s amazing. It’s not easy. I had to learn a lot of the things when I was like, “Yo, why you look at me like that?” And not even just being black, being African. They used to ask me questions like, “Yo, how’d you get to America?” I’m like, “What you mean? I came on a plane.” “Oh, y’all got airports?
“It’s crazy because like I said, I grew up in Huntsville, Alabama, this was when I was 15, 16, so I’ve always understood like, yo, this is going to happen. You know what I’m saying? Sometimes just because of the color of your skin, you might not get a lot of honesty from somebody. You feel me? So it was just crazy.
“The other way I look at it, we’re screaming Black Lives Matter, right? But we killing ourselves too. So the conversation is both sided, it goes both ways.”
Basketball legend, Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant honored him with a personal letter and emotional tribute on Instagram on what would have been his 42nd birthday.
The NBA star and his daughter Gianna, along with seven others, were killed January 26 in a helicopter crash, and Vanessa took to social media to honour him.
Celebrating his posthumous birthday, Vanessa wrote on her page,
“To my baby~ Happy birthday. I love you and miss you more than I can ever explain. I wish you and Gigi were here to celebrate YOU! I wish I could make you your fav food or a birthday cake with my Gigi.”
“I miss your big hugs, your kisses, your smile, your loud ass deep laugh. I miss teasing you, making you laugh and bursting your bubble. I miss you sitting on my lap like my big baby that you are. I think about your tenderness and patience all the time. I think about everything you would do in situations to help me deal with everything thrown my way,” Vanessa wrote.
“Thank you for growing up with me and teaching me how to be strong. How to try to see the best in people but cutout the bs. Your thoughtful gestures and the amazing way you made us all feel is extremely missed. I picture your smile and wide big welcoming hugs daily,” she continued.
“God I miss you both so much. Our lives feel so empty without you and Gigi. I’ve been completely broken inside. As much as I want to cry, I put a smile on my face to make our daughters days shine a little brighter. I’m not the strong one, they are. They’re strong and resilient. I’m sure you’re proud of them. They put a smile on my face everyday,” Vanessa said.
“I wish I could wake up from this horrible nightmare. I wish I could surprise our girls and welcome you and Gigi home to us. I’m mad I didn’t go first. I always wanted to go first so that I selfishly didn’t have to feel this heartache. You were supposed to miss me. Gigi was supposed to be here with her sisters. It should’ve been me.”
BBNaija housemate, Kiddwaya has advised his lover, Erica to give Vee “good energy” inspite of her telling Laycon to avoid her.
Recall that Vee told Laycon to avoid Erica and move on after she refused his advances and became Kiddwaya’s bae.
During the eviction live show last night, the host Ebuka mentioned this and asked Vee why she gave Laycon that advise, thus making it public information.
This obviously unsettled Erica who approached her love interest Kiddwaya for advise.
Kiddwaya had this to say,
“I don’t trust anybody because I know they are all pretentious but the advice Vee gave Laycon was not from a malicious place.
“It’s a game, I’m enjoying myself. I have a great woman.
“I just take this as an opportunity to meet with amazing people and this platform. A lot of people applied to be here but did not get in.
“You don’t need to keep malice with Vee, talk to her. Do you know how it will make her feel to see someone she talked about giving her good energy?
The football legend, earlier this year Kanu Nwankwo celebrated his lovely wife, Amara Kanu as she turned 34, as he took to Twitter at the time to say sweet things about her.
Sharing her photos, he wrote,
“Happy birthday ?? my lovely wife May the guardian Angels watch over you all the time and May joy and greatness surround you always. @amarakanu I wish you Gods blessings and All that your heart desires to come to you ???. Keep been a good example to all and supporting all to be strong ? and positive. #thankgod #happybirthday #positivevibes #loveyou”
Kanu and Amara got married in 2004 when she was 18 and he was 28, the couple have been married for 16 years now and have three kids together.
Kanu’s sister-in-law, fashionpreneur and doting mother, Laura Ikeji took to her Instagram page a while back to share an epic before and after photo with her husband, ex-footballer, Ogbonna Kanu.
The mother of two who welcomed her second child, a baby girl in the U.S., shared the before and after photo with the caption,
“WTF!!! pls caption cos I can’t“.
Laura and her hussy, Ogbonna have been married for 3 years now. The couple had their court wedding on 19th January 2017, in Lagos State, and their traditional marriage was held in her hometown in Nkwerre LGA, Imo state on 28 January 2017.
Popular Nigerian teen comedians, Ikorodu Bois have gotten another filming equipment just after Netflix gifted them some weeks back.
RED Digitak Cinema have also gifted them some filming equipment worth millions after their remake of the Money Heist trailer.
Since the making of the viral Money Heist trailer by the group, they have gotten loads of international recognition.
Recall that the internet sensation, who are known for remaking trending movie trailer, got gifts from Netflix, after the remake of Money Heist trailer.
In a recent post on social media, they revealed that RED Digital Cinema and Razer have given them a surprise gift.
This has also gotten the attention of RED Cinemas, who gave them some high grade cameras while Razer gifted them a gaming laptop.
Sharing a snap of the gift, they wrote;
Whattt!! RED!!? you guys are the best! Thank youuuuu @RED_Cinema
Thank you Razer!!?????? @Razer its totally outstanding
Big Brother Naija ‘lockdown’ housemate, Timmy Sinclair A.K.A TrikyTee has revealed what he’ll do when he sees Ebuka ‘real life’.
Trikytee was among the bottom four housemates nominated for eviction, but he luckily escaped eviction from the Lockdown house.
The thespian was however not pleased with the suspense that came with it. According to Triky, Ebuka looked at him closely and he thought he was going to be evicted from the show.
During a brief discussion with Wathoni, Tricky said if he sees Ebuka in person, he will confront him and tell him how wicked he is.
Nigerian gospel musician, Sinach and Nigerian Afropop singer, Yemi Alade has made the list of 100 most influential women in Africa.
The list was compiled by Avance Media, and these women were drawn from 34 African countries with their respective contribution to the development of Africa being considered.
They join the likes of Linda Ikeji, Okonjo Iweala, Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu of Tony Elumelu Foundation, Uche Pedro of Bella Naija and others who have been on the list before the recent update.
However, Nigerian women recorded the most representation this year as they topped the list with 20 appearances. South Africa and Ghana made up the top three with 11 and 9 women leaders respectively.
This is the first time gospel artiste, Sinach, is making this list, in the entertainment category.
See full list of 100 most influential women in Africa below;
1. Agnes Binagwaho (Prof) || Vice-Chancellor, University of Global Health Equity
2. Agnes Kalibata || CEO, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
3. Amanda Mukwashi || CEO, Christian Aid
4. Amani Abou-Zeid (H.E Dr.) || Commissioner for Infrastructure & Energy, African
Union
5. Amel Karboul (Dr.) || CEO, Education Outcomes Fund
6. Amina C. Mohamed (Dr.) || Cabinet Secretary, Sports, Culture & Heritage (Kenya)
7. Amina J. Mohammed (H.E) || Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
8. Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh || Regional Head, IBM Africa
9. Angélique Kidjo || Musician
10. Anita Erskine || Founder, Anita Erskine Media
11. Anna Nimiriano || Editor-in-Chief, Juba Monitor
12. Anne-Marie Dias Borges || Presenter, BBC
13. Antoinette Sayeh || Deputy MD, IMF
14. Arikana Chihombori Quao || Activist
15. Aurélie A. Soulé Zoumarou || Minister, Digital Economy and Communications
(Benin)
16. Ayisha Osori || CEO, Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
17. Bajabulile Swazi Tshabalala || Vice President & CFO, AFDB
18. Bella Disu || Vice Chairman, Globacom
19. Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu || CEO, soleRebels
20. Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi || First Lady, Ekiti State
21. Chileshe Kapwepwe (H.E.) || Secretary-General, (COMESA)
22. Dorothy Tembo || Ag. Executive Director, International Trade Centre
23. Edith Yah Brou || Blogger
24. Eghosa Oriaikhi Mabhena || CEO, Puma Energy Africa
25. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf || Founder, EJS Center
26. Elsie S. Kanza || Head of Africa, World Economic Forum
27. Emma Lohoues || Actress
28. Emma Theofelus || Deputy Minister, Namibia
29. Esther Cobbah || CEO, Stratcomm Ghana
30. Fadumo Dayib || Politician
31. Faith Osier (Prof) || President, International Union of Immunological Societies
32. Fatou Bom Bensouda || Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal Court
33. Fatoumata Bâ || Founder, Janngo
34. Françoise Remarck || Chairman, Canal+ Cote D’Ivoire
35. Graça Machel || Founder, Graca Machel Trust
36. Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor || Minister, International Relations and Cooperation
37. Hajer Sharief || Co-Founder, Together We Build it
38. Hala Zayed (Dr.) || Minister, Health and Population (Egypt)
39. Halima Dangote || Executive Director, Dangote Group
40. Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu || CEO, Tony Elumelu Foundation
41. Ilwad Elman || Director, Elman Peace and Human Rights Center
42. Irene Charnley || Founder, Smile Communications
43. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang (Prof) || Chancellor, Women’s University in Africa
44. Jewel Howard Taylor (H.E) || Vice President, Liberia
45. Juliet Ehimuan || Director, Google West Africa
46. Kamissa Camara || Secretary-General, Mali Presidency
47. Lalla Moulaye Ezzedine || Chairman, Bank of Africa Côte d’Ivoire
48. Laureen Kouassi-Olsson || Regional Head, Amethis
49. Leila Bouamatou || Managing Director, BANK OF MAURITANIA GENERAL
50. Linda Ikeji || CEO, Linda Ikeji Media
51. Louise Mushikiwabo || Secretary General, Organisation internationale de la
Francophonie
52. Lucy Quist || Chief Diversity & Inclusion Ocer, Morgan Stanley
53. Lydia Nsekera || Member, International Olympic Committee
54. Magda Wierzycka || CEO, Sygnia
55. Maggie Kigozi || Chairperson, Africa Scout Foundation
56. Mamokgethi Phakeng (Prof) || Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town
57. Mansa Nettey || CEO, StanChart Ghana
58 Martine Co-Studer || Chairperson Bolloré Transport & Logistics
59. Massogbè Touré || CEO, SITA S.A
60. Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti (Dr) || Regional Director for Africa, WHO
61. Melene Rossouw || Founder, Women Lead Movement
62. Mimi Kalinda || CEO, Africa Communications Media Group
63. Monica Geingos (H.E) || First Lady, Republic of Namibia
64. Nana Asantewa Afadzinu || Executive Director, WASCI
65. Nathalie Akon Gabala || Regional Head, Mastercard Foundation
66. Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli || Founder, LEAP Africa
67. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala || Board Chair, Gavi Alliance
68. Nompumelelo Thembekile Madisa || CEO, Bidvest Group
69. Olajumoke Adenowo || Founder, AD Consulting
70. Oumou Sangaré || Musician
71. Owen Omogiafo || CEO, Transcorp Group
72. Patricia Obo-Nai || CEO, Vodafone Ghana
73. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (Dr) || Executive Director, UN Women
74. Racheal Njoroge || Managing Director, Cummins
75. Rachel Sibande (Dr) || Founder, mHub
76. Rasha Kelej (Dr) || CEO, Merck Foundation
77. Rawya Mansour || Founder, RAMSCO
78. Raychelle Omamo || Minister, Foreign Aairs (Kenya)
79. Rita Bissoonauth || Head, AU International Centre for Girls and Women’s
Education
80. Sahle-Work Zewde (H.E) || President, Ethiopia
81. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey || Minister, Foreign Aairs and Regional Integration
(Ghana)
82. Sinach || Musician
83. Sisi Ntombela || Premier, Free State (South Africa)
84. Snowy Khoza (Dr) || CEO, Bigen Africa
85. Soham El Wardini || Mayor, Dakar
86. Sola David-Borha || Group CEO, Standard Bank Africa
87. Stella Nyanzi (Dr.) || Convenor, Women’s Protest Uganda
88. Sylvia Mulinge || Chief Customer Ocer, Safaricom
89. Temie Giwa-Tubosun || Founder, LifeBank
90. Toyin Sanni || CEO, Emerging Africa Capital
91. Toyin Saraki || Founder, Wellbeing Foundation Africa
92. Uche Pedro || Founder, BELLANAIJA
93. Vera Daves De Sousa || Minister, Finance (Angola)
94. Vera Songwe (Dr) || Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission
for Africa
95. Wala’a Essam Al-Boushi || Minister, Youth and Sport (Sudan)
96. Wanjira Mathai || Vice President & Regional Director for Africa, World Resources
Institute
97. Winnie Byanyima || Executive Director, UNAIDS
98. Yemi Alade || Musician
99. Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr || Mayor, Freetown
100. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed || Minister, Finance (Nigeria)
Ex-Big Brother ‘lockdown’ housemate, Praise, took to his social media page to share an appreciate post following his eviction from the house on Sunday.
Praise thanked everyone who voted and had his back while he was in the house.
He shared a video with a caption that read ;
I am extremely grateful to everyone that had my back while I was in the house, CARARMIES!!!!! I am so grateful for you all, I appreciate and love you all.
This is not the end, rather the beginning of something great. WE MOVE??
Nigerian students have bemoaned the ASUU Chairman’s request for their understanding and cooperation, after the union revealed its intention to continue its ongoing strike action.
The union, tweeted via its official twitter account, that the ongoing strike will continue until the Federal Government meet all its demands.
They asked for the support and understanding of the Nigerian students, as according to them, what they are fighting for is in their best interest.
The tweet reads,
“ASUU Chairman Asks Nigerian Students For Their Corporation.
“Students who are our children and partners in progress should show understanding, what we are asking from the government are in their interest and the interest of the nation.
“Good hostel accommodation, good classroom blocks that can engender effective learning, laboratories where cutting edge research can be carried out and offices that can drive the process of quality university education.
“So what we are asking of the government are not baseless things, but those things that in 2012, the government conducted during a needs assessment survey and found out that there is widespread rot and decay in the university system.”
However, Nigerian students are not buying into the idea, as they’ve taken to their twitter account to express their grievance and bemoan the request.
See some of the reactions below;
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has formally written to the Federal Government requesting for negotiations which were abandoned in February to be reopened.
The two bodies stopped negotiating after the disagreement over the implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
The union also appealed to the Government to commence a process that would lead to the validation of its alternative salary payment platform, the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS).
It demanded that the FG should remove all academic staff already captured on IPPIS and enrol them on UTAS.
In other news, Regina Daniels and her husband, Ned Nwoko named President Buhari’s daughter, Halima Buhari Sheriff and actress, Annie Idibia as godmothers of their son, Munir Neji Ned Nwoko.
he couple revealed this in the 8th episode of their YouTube series, Our Circle — the video covered all the important highlights of their baby’s naming ceremony.
In the video, Annie Idibia, wife of Nigerian music icon, 2Baba and President Buhari’s daughter Halima Buhari were named as their son’s godmothers.
According to Ned Nwoko, both godmothers couldn’t make it to the naming ceremony, because they were not informed on time.
Big Brother Naija “Lockdown” housemate Erica has opened up on how her friendship with fellow housemate, Laycon started.
According to her, Laycon was the first male housemate that showed her love, when they arrived at the BBNaija house.
She said when they had just arrived the BBNaija house, she was feeling very cold and almost freezing, then Laycon approached her and gave her his jacked so she could feel warmer.
She revealed this in a recent conversation she had with her love interest, Kiddwaya.
Erica went ahead to reveal to Kiddwaya that Laycon has really been nice to her ever since the show began. “He’s really been nice to me, he’s just this cool guy”, she told Kiddwaya.
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Professional footballer, Neymar was left in tears after his club, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) suffered a 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League Final in Lisbon.
The 28-year-old star had to be consoled in the dugout by PSG sporting director, Leonardo Nascimento de Araújo.
Bayern Munich won the league with a Kingsley Coman header shortly before the hour mark.
If PSG had won, it would have been a milestone for the team as it is the first time that they made it that far in the Champions league.
It would have also been Neymar’s first champions league title since he left Barcelona in 2016.
HKN chairman, Adewale Adeleke, has slammed BBNaija viewers, saying they are watching the show like their live depended on it.
Adewale, who is also the older brother of Davido, stated that most Nigerian youths are “lame as hell” as they spend time watching Big Brother Naija, instead of making money.
Adewale’s comment comes after former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, slammed Nigerian youths for showing little or no interest in National issues but are ardent followers of BBNaija.
Adewale shared FFK’s post on his Instastories and added; ”Y’all lame as hell watching big brother like your life depends on it! Go make some money”
Adewale isn’t the first Nigerian to have written off the popular TV show.
Recall that, popular social media commentator and former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, also faulted the airing of Big Brother Naija, Lockdown edition.
The former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, explained that BBNaija promotes sex and immorality on national television.
In a tweet, the former Presidential aide said Nigeria needs television shows that would promote youthful business and not sex.
According to Omokri: “Even in UK, where it originated, Big Brother ended in 2018. We are the world headquarters for extreme poverty.
“Our population is growing faster than our economy. We need shows that promote youthful business, not #BBNaija that promotes youthful sex.”
Adewale Adeleke, older brother of singer, Davido, has taken to his social media to berate Nigerians who spend their time glued to TV screens watching the Big Brother Naija show.
Adewale stated that most Nigerian youths are “lame as hell” as they spend time watching Big Brother Naija, instead of making money.
In his words ;
‘Y’all lame as hell watching big brother like your life depends on it! Go make some money”
This comes after former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode took to his Twitter handle to knock Nigerian youths who are more focused on Big Brother Naija reality TV show than on national issues.
In his tweet, he mentioned that a 25-year-old in Mali led a coup to reclaim his nation while a 30-year-old in Nigeria is all about Big Brother and the housemates.
A female student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) allegedly ran mad after jumping off a bike in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state.
In a video that is slowly becoming viral, a crowd is gathered around the lady and she is seen giving unintelligible responses to the questions from people gathered around her.
She mentioned in a dramatic way that she is from Ogbomoso and currently a student of LAUTECH.
The lady seemed disoriented as she was looking around like she was looking for something or someone.
At one point, she went and knelt before a man who grabbed her head, as though he wanted to cast out a demon.
The lady also mentioned something about being raped.
There are speculations that the lady was under the influence of drugs, not mentally unstable.
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An unarmed black man was shot in the back seven times by a white police officer in the presence of his three children in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The Police officers were called to the scene of the incident because of a domestic dispute in the neighbourhood. They responded but it ended with one of them shooting the black father on Sunday, August 23rd around 5pm.
The man identified as 29 year-old Jacob Blake, was airlifted to a Milwaukee hospital, where he is currently in a critical condition.
The shooting in Kenosha caused residents to gather and confront the officer at the scene on Sunday night.
The video of the shooting quickly went viral, which instigated riots and protest.
To manage the situation, the County of Kenosha declared a state of emergency and enforced a curfew until 7am on Monday Morning.
A video posted on social media shows a large group of protesters gathered outside a police station in Kenosha chanting “Black Lives Matter” and other slogans condemning the police.
Some protesters smashed the windows of several police squad vehicles.
Several videos of protesters’ actions have been posted on social media. A video shows a Kenosha police officer falling to the ground after eye witnesses say that he was struck with a brick.
In another video, a row of protestors are seen matching towards a line of officers clad in riot gear.
A dump truck that was parked at an intersection to prevent vehicles from driving towards the police station was set on fire.
In the viral video, Jacob Blake is seen walking around his car parked on the street and three police officers walking behind him in a form of confrontation.
While he was attempting to enter his car, a police officer grabbed his shirt and fired into the car seven times.
Eye witnesses reported that blake’s three children were inside the car.
Benjamin Crump, a civil rights attorney who represents George Floyd’s family, posted the video of the shooting on his twitter account and noted that the shooting took place right in front of Blake’s three children.
His tweet reads,
“They saw a cop shoot their father,
“They will be traumatized forever. We cannot let officers violate their duty to PROTECT us. Our kids deserve better!!”
Several witnesses said that Blake tried to break up a fight between two women outside a nearby home, according to Kenosha News.
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The Oyo State Police Command on Saturday, arrested a Nigerian man identified as Emmanuel Egbu, for allegedly eating human faeces with bread in Ibadan.
According to reports, Egbu, who owns a cosmetics shop where he sells Brazilian hair, was caught by some persons at his shop located at Sango Area of Ibadan. He was subsequently paraded by angry mob and his shop looted.
Confirming the arrest, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi, said:
“The DPO told me that some people rescued the man from those who accused him of eating excreta and bread. They said they found some excreta which he packed inside a nylon bag. He was caught and taken to the police station.
“The DPO has taken over the case and the man is already in custody. He has begun investigation into the case and samples of what was found on him would be sent for laboratory analysis.
“He has taken the man’s statement also, and after the investigation at that level, the case will be sent to the State Criminal investigation Department at Iyaganku for further investigation. Investigation will reveal if he is involved in money ritual or not.”
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