A memorandum which has been shared to lecturers of Nigeria’s foremost university, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, states that the lecturers will be denied their promotion if students are dissatisfied with their qualities.
According to the memorandum signed by the Deputy Vice Chancellor of the school, lecturers whose teaching score falls below 50% (to be determined by student’s evaluation), will be denied their promotion, no matter how well he/she performs in other criteria.
Uti Nwachukwu, who was the winner of Big Brother Africa 5, has come for the Port-Harcourt based Pastor, Mike Winning, who placed a curse on big brother naija sponsors for supporting immorality.
This comes after comedian, Seyilaw, called out the Pastor in an Instagram post earlier.
According to him, if his career can’t explain the purpose of the show, then one needs to go back to school.
Na wa! Na real wa! He is HUGE! Like literally HUGE and I can’t even tell if he’s a basketball player… cause he doesn’t look like he’s got the “body” for it, he might have the height, but not the body.
Real Madrid forward, Cristiano Ronaldo has been lined up, not on the football pitch this time but to feature in a TV drama series alongside American actress and filmmaker, Angelina Jolie.
The world class footballer is expected to appear in a TV drama series about Syrian refugees, “Hayat Koprusu” trying to escape war.
Director of the series, Eyup Dirlik said Ronaldo will make a cameo appearance. He further added that it will feature actors and actresses from all over the world.
The TV series will be released in April of this year.
He said:
“The series is about the plight of a Syrian refugee family who flees the war-torn country, and what they go through.”
“We will begin filming in the first week of April, the series is about the plight of a refugee family and what they go through.”
“There will be appearances from actors and actresses from all over the world including Cristiano Ronaldo, Angelina Jolie and Nancy Ajram.”
Ronaldo already has a documentary/film about him chronicling his time and Real Madrid which culminated into his 2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or awards.
So this business card had us wondering though… you can boldly see the “Son-in-law to his excellency” written there – could there be? Could there be really a post as the “Son-in-law of the governor?”
Actress, Matilda Obaseki, has in a series of tweets come for Big Brother Naija housemate, Thin Tall Tony, calling him “the lowest of all kinds of scum and not worthy of praise” and “if his wife is smiling, then she’s a fool!”
This comes after the BBN housemate said he was single to fellow housemate, Bisola, who he has for a while now, been sharing all sorts of sexual intimacy with.
Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has said that he would introduce a law prohibiting poor men from marrying more than one wife, saying there is a connection between polygamy, poverty and terrorism. .
The Royalty said because muslims practice polygamous marriage, most poor men end up marrying up to four wives with as many as 20 children whom they sometimes don’t train in schools hence, some of them become thugs and terrorists.
The Emir is quoted as saying:
“Those of us in the [mainly Muslim] north have all seen the economic consequences of men who are not capable of maintaining one wife, marrying four. They end up producing 20 children, not educating them, leaving them on the streets, and they end up as thugs and terrorists.”
He discussed different areas to be covered by the wide-ranging family law, which he said would be passed by the Kano state government.
“The law will address what Islam says on marriage, it will outlaw forced marriages, it will make domestic violence illegal, it will put in conditions that you need to fulfil before you can marry a second wife, it will spell out the responsibilities of a father beyond producing a child.
It is a big law which covers a whole range of issues from consent to marriage, to maintenance to divorce, to maintenance of children and inheritance. It will be the first time in northern Nigeria that a Muslim law on personal status will be codified,” he said
A light aircraft on Tuesday, exploded in a “massive fireball” with police disclosing none of the five people aboard survived as it smashed into a shopping centre near the Australian city of Melbourne.
The Beechcraft plane veered just after take-off into the shopping centre, that was still closed, next to Essendon Fields airport.
The light aircraft crashed just after 9am local time today moments after taking off from Essendon Airport.
Pilot Max Quartermain, 63, reported a “catastrophic engine failure” moments before the plane crashed into a storage area at the rear of the shopping centre, police said.
The West Australian’s aviation editor, Geoffrey Thomas told the channel the plane appeared to have lost power in its left-hand engine, causing it to stall.
He said it was not fully loaded – carrying five people and golf buggies – and had enough fuel for its journey.
The four passengers were a group of American golfers playing their way around the world on the trip of a lifetime, news.com.au reports.
A Port Harcourt based pastor, Mike Winning caused a stir online yesterday after he made a post on his Facebook page, placing a curse on sponsors of Big Brother Naija show – the post he has since deleted. (See here)
Comedian Seyi Law, isn’t quite pleased with the man of God as he took to his Instagram to call him out. He wrote:
“What a joke of a Pastor. Did Jesus lay curses on those who turned His Father’s house to a market place of all sorts or He just rebuked them. Some of all these people who call themselves Pastors actually think they are God o. Oga Ade, go and have a rethink abeg and ask God for forgiveness. I am not in support of the immoral acts in Big Brother Naija, but as a Christian when the devil brings darkness, you shine your light. If you don’t like what they protray, change your channel.
Pastor, please organise your own Big Christ House and give money that will change the followers of Christ’s lives and see if men and your father in heaven won’t praise you.
Pastor talking like Nigeria Government, why is Big Brother Naija been held in SA when they have refused to create an enabling environment to allow businesses to thrive. You curse kor you close ni. Long Hisssssssssss.
These types of prayer are for your closet not public, Mr. Pastor. Praying their resources should run dry. Ah ah, Pastor, do you know how many are on the employment list of Payporte and Dufil, the makers of Indomie? You are a wicked man. Pray a better abeg.”
Facebook user, Daniel Chukwuemeka, has shared the sweetest story you could hear all day – he narrated how his neighbour gave birth in his car on the 18th of February by 12:58.
He shared photos of the new baby and his cars stained of blood and wrote:
“Last night, my neighbour gave birth to a baby girl, IN MY CAR.
Actually, it happened this morning. 12:58 am. I have never witnessed a thing like that before. I only saw such in Nollywood movies.
I was not fast asleep. But I was hearing the first set of gentle knocks on my door in my dreams. Kpam Kpam Kpam Kpam, Daniel o…repeatedly. Later I would deem whoever was knocking that way as unserious. How could such knocks wake me up? But I have just slept off an hour before then. So I was woken up immediately the knock got louder. I rushed out, hearing the cries for help. She was already in labour—my neighbour. My God! I saw the baby’s head pushing itself out of my neighbour’s privates. She was fast losing blood, as they kept flowing uncontrollably. As if that was not enough a strange sight for me, I saw that white, long thing they call umbilical cord. Damn it! That was actually when the baby had completely come out. Chai. Poor child. Crying. We didn’t know what to do. I was clueless. Her friend—a young lady—was clueless too. There was no other neighbour available. And it was already 01:05 am. But that my neighbour, ba? She was a strong woman. She kept reassuring her panic-stricken friend to stop shouting, re affirming that she’d be fine. She was even the one that suggested we go to a nearby hospital. Olodo like me, I couldn’t even think of any meaningful thing to do. My head was full. But she was strong. We carried her down to my car, carrying the baby alongside, careful not to draw the umbilical cord too apart from her. Chai. Blood. She lost a lot of blood. I gently drove us to a nearby hospital. The staff responded quickly. The cord was cut while she was still in the car. The baby survived. The mother survived too. I went back home later and got them some clothes, and tea, milk, bread and hot water for the mother.
This is what I call miracle. Not turning water into wine. In this part of the world, we say “Thank God” for even things we can do ourselves. So for the first time in my life, I’ll do this, because I am overwhelmed:
Thank God for my neighbour’s strong resolve in the face of hysteria;
Thank God for the mechanic guy that didn’t tell me stories yesterday, but promptly worked on the car’s fan belt, making the car available;
Thank God for the staff of Divine Mercy Hospital and Maternity, Orba road, Nsukka, especially the gate man, for their immediate response to our call for help;
And finally, thank God for giving us humans all that we need to survive the pestilence and pains He also created on earth, for surely He created all things. Amen!
I learnt a few things:
1. A pregnant woman shouldn’t be left alone. I used to say I’d run out of home when my wife gets heavy, to avoid a pregnant woman’s wahala. Dear future wife, I have changed my mind. I now understand what you women go through. I’ll be there, through it all. No business trips. No conferences or seminar. In fact no work for me. I’ll be there. We will do it together. After all, we had sex together (whatever that means).
2. I think one should always have fuel in one’s car. Anything can happen any time. And no petrol station might be available at that time.
3. Do not overlook the importance of neighbourliness. And if your neighbour is one who hardly responds to knocks on his/her door (like my former useless neighbour), declare such a neighbour as useless to humanity.
Finally, women, please accept the assurances of my ernest respect for your natural abilities. Truly, there’s more to your privates than just sexual activity.
PS: the head nurse said I’d make a good father, because of the way I was in charge. Is that true? I mean, why not? :D”
A 500-level part-time Business Administration student of the Lagos State University is battling with a broken arm and injuries allegedly inflicted on her face by operatives of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit.
The student, 28-year-old Sewuese Matthew, was reportedly battered for using her foster sister’s mobile phone to video the operation of the officials on Durosimi-Etti Drive, in the Lekki Phase 1 area of the state.
The foster sister, Lilian Ifemeludike, told Punch Metro that she was also assaulted by the task force men.
It was learnt that Ifemeludike and Matthew had gone to repair a punctured tyre at a vulcaniser’s stand on the estate when a team of enforcement agents stormed the area, seizing the machine for allegedly causing environmental nuisance.
It was gathered that the vulcaniser begged the officials, while Ifemeludike also urged the officials to allow him to repair the tyre.
Matthew said she decided to record with the phone when the scene turned rowdy, but was caught by an operative, who allegedly punched her in the face.
She said other officials joined in the assault, pummeling her and Ifemeludike and later seizing the phone.
The student said,
“On Wednesday, February 8, my sister and I were going out of the estate in her car, when the car had a flat tyre. While we were at the vulcanizer’s place trying to fix the tyre, the task force officials stormed the area and packed wares displayed by the roadside.
There was chaos and some people were filming what was happening. I also tried to do so while my sister was pleading with them. A tall policeman among them walked up to me, snatched the phone and started punching me.
I ran to my sister, crying. He smashed the phone on the ground and she picked it. The officer and other policemen chased her and started hitting her until they collected the phone from her. I rushed there and pleaded with them to leave her. They punched me in the mouth, face and neck. I also broke my hand.”
Matthew stated that they followed the officials to the task force office in Oshodi and reported the incident to the task force Chairman, SP Olayinka Egbeyemi, who condemned the assault.
“But when the officials appeared before the chairman, they told him a different story, saying we insulted them. The chairman then vowed to deal with us and we were detained. The next morning, they charged us to court in Ogba. I could not meet up my bail conditions that day, so I was taken to the Kirikiri Prison without my injuries being treated. I was released on Friday when the bail was perfected and I went to the Lagos Island General Hospital for treatment,” she added.
Ifemeludike, a United Nations Women Empowerment champion, said the officials’ conduct was a breach of the enforcement ethics, saying her phone, a Samsung Galaxy S7, had yet to be released.
“What pained me most was the fact that they punched my sister in the eye. They could have arrested her if they felt she had done something wrong.
Security operatives need to know when to use force and understand that they are dealing with humans. We were wrongly charged to court and my sister is still traumatised by what she went through in Kirikiri,” she said.
The Public Relations Officer, National Association of Nigerian Students, Idowu Odebunmi, said the association would hold a protest against the alleged assault on February 28.
“Police abuse remains one of the most serious human rights violations in the world. There have been several reports of unjustified shootings, unlawful arrests, extortion, unlawful killings and rough treatment meted out to students, with the most recent being an unjustifiable attack unleashed on one of our female students, Sewuese Matthew,” he added.
The spokesperson for the task force, Taofiq Adebayo, stated that videoing contravened the law of the agency, adding that the phone was being kept as an exhibit.
He, however, denied that the women were assaulted by the officials.
He said:
“No responsible and responsive government will allow activities that contradict the state environmental law to go on. In the course of enforcing the law on the walkway on the estate, the machine of a vulcaniser was impounded. He had been warned several times not to position his machine by the roadside.
The ladies in question were not directly involved in the matter. But because they wanted to gauge the tyre, they intervened. One of them started filming with a phone. In enforcement, we don’t allow such. She was saying all sorts of things against the chairman and the state governor.
The case is now in court and the phone is still with the court as an exhibit. They were never assaulted. Members of the public don’t have the right to record enforcement agents performing their lawful duties without the permission of the authority.”
Fast forward to this year, his beautiful wife has now bore him a bouncing baby boy and to celebrate her, he bought her a brand new Mercedes Benz!
Sharing the photos exclusively with us, he said:
It’s double celebration for you my wife, as you have given me a baby boy, I think you deserve nothing but a MERCEDES BENZ for the valentine,congrats my wife on ur new car ? ,all thanks goes to God, can’t thank him enough.
A 12-year-old girl identified as Mary, jilted with her boss’ daughter, Faith Ayeh, last week Friday – the incident reportedly occured at the Kudirat Abiola Estate, Akute Road, Iju Ishaga area of Lagos State.
According to PUNCH Metro, Mary had been employed by the family through an agent about five months ago. She was said to be working directly with the woman of the house, Mrs. Glory Ayeh, who had a frozen foods shop on the street.
However, the suspect reportedly went out with the victim last Thursday, and their whereabouts had remained unknown.
Faith’s father, Paul, told Punch that his family had been shattered by the incident, saying efforts to locate them had been abortive.
He said:
“My family needed a house help and one of my wife’s friends arranged one for us. She brought Mary to my family about five months ago. She is the same age with my daughter.
“I was told that last Thursday, Mary disappeared from the house with my daughter. Our driver said he saw them with a bag.
“He said when he queried them, Mary answered that my wife asked them to take the bag to her shop. Since then, we have not heard anything.”
He said the matter, which was reported at the Iju Ishaga Police Division, had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba.
Paul said the agent who brought the suspect to the family had been arrested, adding that she was assisting the police with investigations.
The suspect, who hails from Benue State, was staying with her parents in Ibadan, Oyo State, before she was brought to live with the Ghanaian family. The victim’s mother, Glory Ayeh, said the agent was a relative of the suspect.
“I never sent them on any errand. She lied to take my daughter away,” she added.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confrimed the incident, saying it had been transferred to the SCIID.
Openly gay Nigerian self-proclaimed pastor, Jide Macaulay, has taken to his Instagram page to announce that a ‘Homophobic Offenders Register‘ will be set up for homophobic attacks and will include a possible travel ban to Europe or North America.
According to him, any gay who has experienced a homophobic attack or is aware of a homophobic incident at home in Africa or abroad should report for documentation.
Read what he wrote:
“If you are homophobic, “great or small”, we are setting a “Homophobic Offenders Register”, which will include possible travel ban to Europe or North America.
If you have experienced homophobic attack or aware of a homophobic incidence at home in Africa or abroad, please report to @HouseOfRainbow for documentation.”
Though the ex-couple split up few months ago, and the rapper has since been linked with actress cum singer, Jennifer Lopez, the rapper shouted out to his old flame during his concert in Dublin on Monday night.
A fan caught the video in which Drake begins;
“It’s somebody’s birthday today—somebody I have a lot of love for and a lot of respect for,” he told the crowd as they started applauding and screaming with excitement. “So, instead of singing ‘Happy birthday,’ though, we just going to do this in Dublin. Instead of singing ‘Happy Birthday,’ we’re going to set it off just like this…”
He trailed off as “Work,” his collaboration with Riri, began playing.
The Gucci embroidered tiger print silk kimono Queen Bey donned to the NBA All Star Game costs $21,945, that’s a whooping 11.3 million when converted to Naira!
The pregnant with twins singer stepped out with her husband Jay Z and daughter, Blue Ivy to watch the 2017 NBA All Star Game two days ago.
New photos of Big Brother Nigeria housemate, Kemen all loved up with his girlfriend, Abasiono Thomas, have surfaced online.
The Big Brother Naija; See Gobe reality show contestant is a ship manager turned fitness entrepreneur based in Portharcourt.
Recall yesterday, Kemen was given a strike by Big Brother For initiating an Indirect conspiracy with Marvis, which of course led to big brother nullifying their nominations. (read the full gist here).
More photos below:
It’s funny how his girlfriend’s lips are still intact though… if you know what I mean.
Nigerian Twitter user, Dare Olaitan shared his cheating story on Twitter, how he found out that his girlfriend, who was 19 at the time, was dating a 32 year old man the whole 6 months they were together.
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said politicians should allow President Muhammadu Buhari to enjoy his rest and stop disturbing him with needless visits.
The governor spoke on a live programme tagged, ‘Meet Your Governor’ aired on the state-owned Ekiti Television and Radio Stations on Saturday.
Fayose, while praying for sound health for the president, said his desire for a better Nigeria accounted for why he had been criticising the Federal Government when things were not done the right way.
He explained that he had stopped criticising the president since he travelled abroad for medical attention because anyone could fall sick and the president should be allowed to enjoy his rest.
“I don’t have any problem with the president; the only problem I have is with his handlers. They will say something today and say another tomorrow. Anybody can fall sick.
“I have not been criticising the president because he is sick. When he comes back and he is not doing the right thing, we will continue to criticise him,” he said.
Describing the visits by some All Progressives Congress chieftains to the president as a make-belief and too much of eye service, Fayose said it would not have been necessary if the people knew the truth from the onset.
“It is God that gives power to whoever He wills. As humans, we can fall sick. But people should allow him to rest.
“Some people are visiting him to convince people that he is well; that is a make-belief and too much of eye-service.”
A 24-year-old female television worker, identified as Emma Hulse, has claimed that she was sacked from her job because she was ‘too good looking’.
According to Mirror UK, Miss Hulse who was hired as a freelance runner, claims production firm UNIT TV, located in Soho, told her to go home during a shift because ‘she should be on a catwalk’. She was however sent a message by her agent barely five minutes after starting work telling her she was ‘no longer required’.
In her words she said
“I was quite disappointed to be sent home. I didn’t really know what to do. Maybe that company employs plain looking people and maybe if you don’t look that way they don’t take you, maybe I was a distraction.”
She went on to say that she did not wear anything provocative as many may have have thought – she said she was wearing a shirt and trousers and ‘did not look inappropriate’ and had never been sent home before ‘because of her looks’.
But the company owner, Adam Luckwell, told the Mirror Miss Hulse was dismissed following a three month probation period. He said there were a number of things they found out in which they were not happy with.
Port Harcourt based pastor and president of the Dominion Glory Assembly, Mike Winning, has with fury, placed a curse on anyone who is sponsoring reality TV show, Big Brother Naija.
According to the curse of the man of God, if the sponsors attempt to air the show next year, their resources will dry up.
Facebook user, Baba Umar, shared the photos of a sheep that was born with six legs at Kpege, Niger State – the incredulous situation had the community’s people gather in amusement as they cleared their doubt.
I took my pen up the moment I saw and burst out laughing after I figured it out – here’s an hint; how would you text someone, old mobile phone style…? Yeah well, use the figures in the tweets and figure it out!
The lady who shared the Tweet is obviously scorned though… You’ll agree with me when you solve the puzzle.
Office of Nigeria’s senate deputy chief whip, Senator Francis Alimikhena, was gutted by fire Monday morning – The fire destroyed electrical appliances in the office of the senator representing Edo North senatorial district, before it was put off, The Nation reports.
The deputy chief whip’s job include; assisting the chief whip on the floor, counting votes and ensuring attendance of members.
Mrs Fatimah Adebayo, a 35-year-old woman, on Monday urged an Ikorodu Customary Court, Lagos, to dissolve her 14-year-old marriage to Mr Segun Adebayo, over alleged placement of sexual protective charm called “thunderbolt” on her.
The charm is aimed at tracking women’s infidelity in traditional Yoruba setting.
The petitioner, a fashion designer who resides at Macaulay Inside, Baiyeku Road, Igbogbo in Ikorodu, prayed the court to end the union to safeguard her life.
Fatimah further said she had gone through series of assault in the hands of the husband, adding that Adebayo was a threat to her life.
“My husband laid a thunderbolt, known in our local parlance as `Magun’ on me. “I got to discover through an old man in my area and through my father when I was sick.
But I smartly lured him to sleep with me so he contracted the thunderbolt effect, after making love with me, he tumbled twice and I called for neighbours’ help.
Besides that, my husband beats me, he does not trust me and he does not take care of our children’s welfare. Please save me from this marriage as living with him is now dangerous for me. This is because he can kill me,’’ she said.
When asked to comment on the allegations, Adebayo, 43, prayed the court to allow his counsel speak on his behalf. At that point, Mrs Omolara Abiola, the President of the court said it was important to either debunk or accept the allegations before a third party could come in.
Abiola adjourned the case till March 7, for further hearing.
Eke Ifeanyichukwu Emmanuel is 2015/2016 best graduating student of the University of Nigeria, with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.83.
In an interview with Vanguard Learning, Eke revealed that in order to survive as a student, he used ropes as belts and drank garri daily.
Read excerpts below:
I am Eke Ifeanyichukwu Emmanuel, a first class graduate of the department of Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
What were the challenges you passed through while in school?
I had a whole lot of challenges. One of them was financial challenge. I am from a very humble background. We reside in Aba.
I remember in my first and second years, I used to drink garri (cassava flakes) and eat Fibre active
biscuit. It was a daily ration to me. I also used ropes as belts as a student. I remember then, I had few clothes. No shoes to where, only slippers.
Having money to pay my fees was an issue. I stayed in the hostel from first year till I graduated. In my first year, I was having an eye challenge. Then, I would be seated in front of the classroom. Yet, I would not see what was written on the board. No money to go to the hospital for check up talk less of getting glasses.
I had a D in a three unit load first year course. It was a motivational factor that spurred me into reading more.
What is your dream having graduated from the university?
My dream is to continue giving my best. I see myself as an educationalist. I want to establish schools. I want to change the ways our secondary school students are being taught.
You know its nothing but love that’ll make a groom put on his bride’s wedding gown and accessories and let’s his wife wear his suit… if it’s not jazz, then it love… just saying.
Daddy Freeze has reacted to the statement which was made by General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (worldwide), Pastor Adeboye, that “he was richer than RCCG (Redeemed christian church of God ) as a lecturer”
Daddy Freeze isn’t so impressed because today, the clergyman and his church are rich, while the country is poor.
He wrote on his IG page:
What awesome words of wisdom from our dear Daddy G.O. I would see this as a
tremendous feat of achievement! When you were a lecturer sir, Nigeria was doing well as a country, producing our own Garri. Today you are richer and your church is richer, while Nigeria is poorer, the majority of your pastors and congregation are still poor and Indians have started producing our Garri!Somebody say hallelu…….y…ah!
