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By Hameed Muritala, 24 October 2013 Unilorin — Even though they unaffected by the protracted strike embarked by public university lecturers, students of the University of Ilorin have appealed to both the Federal Government and the striking lecturers to consider the plights of students, and reach a truce that will end the three months strike. The students, who have just resumed for the new academic session lamented that they are not happy seeing their colleagues from other schools staying at home while they are in school receiving lectures. Speaking with Quadlife, the students bemoaned the uncaring attitude of government towards education in the country, and urged them to return to negotiation table with the striking lecturers to discuss ways of ending the strike as soon as possible. "I am not happy with the way the Federal Government is handling this matter; they seem careless about the plights of Nigerian students because their own

24 October, 2013 Foreign A 21-year old South Africa woman, Evidence Nkuna, was on Wednesday arraigned in a Meadowlands Magistrates’ Court for cutting off her boyfriend’s penis. South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson, Sibusiso Chauke told newsmen that the woman caught her boyfriend with another woman on Sunday and ordered them to strip naked. “It is alleged that the woman took out a knife and cut off her boyfriend’s penis”, Chauke said. He said the woman was arrested the same day.   According to report, Nkuna stood quietly in the dock throughout the proceeding on Wednesday. The case has been transferred to the Protea Magistrates’ Court. The police said that Nkuna will now be charged with attempted murder. Her previous charge was assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. She was, however, granted bail in the sum of R2 500 (about N45,000) and will appear in the Protea Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

24 October, 2013 Local Senate President David Mark barely stopped short of calling those who negotiated the 2009 Federal Government agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities foolish. Mark said the government negotiators couldn’t differentiate between their right and left hands and that the ASUU leadership took advantage of their ignorance. He said, “Listening to the agreement that was signed by the Federal Government as Comrade Uche Chukwumerije read out, I was really wondering whether this was signed or it was just a proposal. “But when he concluded, he said it was signed. It only shows the level of people the executive sent to go and negotiate on their behalf because ab initio, people must be told the truth, what can be accomplished and what cannot be accomplished. “If a leader says I am going to accomplish this, he is morally duty bound to honour it. But even if you decided immediately after that you cannot accomplish it, I think

24 October, 2013 Local Three months after members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) downed their tools nationwide, over failure of Federal Government to accede to core areas of their 2009 agreement, some of the affected students who are currently on their compulsory Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) have bemoaned the protracted shut-down. On the other hand, some others students who spoke to Quadlife could not care less and seem to be quite content at their SIWES placements. Uche Ede, a 400-level Petroleum Engineering student of Federal University of Technology, Owerri said he was fully in support of ASUU’s refusal to off the strike despite the pressure from different quarters. Calling on his affected colleagues across the country to see their stay at home as a sacrifice given towards a better education system for posterity, he said: “Although students have been at home for a long time, I still think we should endure

24 October, 2013 Local The Vice-Chancellors of private universities are going to intervene in the lingering crisis between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The Chairman, Committee of Vice Chancellors and Registrars of Private Universities (CVRPU), Adebayo Adeyemi, announced this during the press conference, which took place on Wednesday. Private universities used to be accused of taking advantage of the ongoing strike, but Mr. Mr. Adeyemi dismissed these insinuations stating the following: “The development is a national embarrassment which nobody is proud of.” According to his words, the decision is not connected with the recent threat by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) to shut down private universities because of the crisis. Mr. Adeyemi claimed that his group was already taking some covert measures. He also expressed optimism that the crisis will be soon overcome. The chairman pointed ou

24 October, 2013 Foreign Vietnamese media report that police have arrested the owner of an unlicensed plastic surgery centre after he allegedly threw the body of the patient who died during a botched operation into a river. A 39-year-old woman is believed by police to have died on the operating table while breast-enlarging surgery. "After six hours of surgery she began to convulse," journalists said, adding that nobody has yet been found. Police, citing information from centre owner Nguyen Manh Tuong and his employees, said the woman died despite efforts by the Hanoi centre's staff to revive her. According to the reports, Tuong then carried victim's body to Thanh Tri bridge and threw it into the river. After doing so he also tried to conceal evidence of the operation. The victim's husband didn't even know that his wife had been planning to have this surgery, but later on he found a receipt for the appointment, state media reported.

24 October, 2013 Local The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress has threatened to call a nationwide industrial action if the Federal Government fails to stop the ongoing strike by university lecturers under the banner of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The NLC, in a communiqué issued at the end of its National Executive Committee meeting in Kaduna on Wednesday, said it was unfortunate that the government had not taken the expected steps to stop the ongoing strike that has crippled academic activities in public universities across the country. The President of the NLC, Mr. Abdulwahed Omar, and the Acting General Secretary of the Congress, Mr. Chris Uyot, accused the Federal Government of sponsoring protests against ASUU instead of resolving the lingering crisis. The union warned that the NLC would not hesitate to call out Nigerian workers to protest across the country if the present situation was not resolved by the Federal Government.

24 October, 2013 Local A survivor of the Associated Plane Crash that occurred on October 3rd, Queeneth Owolabi's 10 toes and five fingers on her left hand were eventually amputated four days ago. Apparently Queeneth, a mother of two, 10 toes and the five fingers of her left hand had been marked for amputation some days ago because of the infection that had set in but for the resistance of her husband who had appealed and hoped the Federal Government would intervene and his wife would be flown abroad for treatment to avoid the amputation. Sadly as no help came from the government, there was no choice but for Owolabi’s toes and fingers were to be amputated last week at the Nigerian Air Force Hospital, NAF Base, Ikeja, following gangrene infection, so that the infection would not spread to other parts of her body.. Owolabi was one of the five survivors of the Associated Airline which crashed near the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, while conve

23 October, 2013 Local It has been reported that Governor of Kwara state Abdulfatah Ahmed has, on Wednesday,  terminated the appointments of the State Executive Council. He has reportedly sacked all Commissioners, Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants. The secretary to the state government, Isiaka Gold, made the news of this termination known at the end of the State Executive Council meeting,; stating it is with immediate effect. Abdulfatah Ahmed is not the first to make such radical changes. It should be recalled that exactly one month ago, on the 23rd of September, Governor of Oyo state Abiola Ajimobi sacked the secretary to the state government, chief of staff as well as all the commissioners and special advisers.

23 October, 2013 Local A rape victim in Nigeria shares her story below: I am a rape victim and I want to tell my story to the world cos I want justice on the man that defiled me. I met him at Airforce junction after I wrote a Dragnet test at stadium road in PH. He went on about how he was an aide to the governor of Rivers state and that he could help me with a job since I was from Rivers state. We discussed about the recent happenings in the state. We exchanged pins and parted ways. I went back to Lagos for business. A month later, he calls me up that his oga would like to see me. I told him I wasn't around now and that I will call him when I came back to town (port-harcourt). I returned to PH on the 15th of October and called him, he said ok. On the 17th of October, he sent me a bbm chat saying hope I don't mind seeing the oga this weekend, I replied that I don't, since I was free and besides I was job hunting so I saw this as a good op

24 October, 2013 Arts and Entertainment Ayodeji ‘Wizkid’ Balogun has finally confirmed that he’s the proud father of a two year boy named Boluwatife. On August 21, 2011, when Nigerian Entertainment Today published an exclusive report that Wizkid has fathered a baby with an undergraduate named Oluwanishola Ogudugu, Wizkid denied the report. Days before, in an exclusive interview conducted in his Ogudu GRA home, Wizkid had laughed off the question, responding ‘It sounds funny. Look at it ‘Wizkid has a kid’. Doesn’t that sound funny itself?‘ His label and management remained more than silent on the issue and for years Wizkid and his team avoided questions concerning the ‘rumours’. In an interview with The Punch in December 2012, Wizkid blatantly denied the baby-story. ‘It was rumoured that I had a love child. Even if I had a child, I don’t think it is something I should be ashamed of. Instead, I would come out plainly and declare that I am

23 October, 2013 Arts and Entertainment According to her Twitter page, it seems Toni Payne is ready to fight back and would not take any more insults directed to her kindly. Pop singer 9ice’s ex-wife Toni Payne, recently had a "fight" with a guy who goes by the name Iyanuoluwa Adesiyan on Twitter. The young man had tweeted: ’ This stupid Toni Payne gal be feeling like Kim K.. Bitch u’re a Bitch!”" ‘.  Toni replied mentioning him ‘ just like Iya Iyanu ‘, taking a swipe at the kid’s mother. Adesiyan then attempted to raise hell storm on his Twitter looking for a fight, crying out, ‘ Toni Payne insulted my mother ‘. Lessons for the next person who is intending to have a go at Ms Payne for a little Twitter fame. She Bites!

23 October, 2013 Local As the tussle over ownership of late Chief Odimegwu Ojukwu’s transport company and his estate rages, some members of the late warlord’s family have asked his wife – Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Spain, to provide evidence of legal marriage to him. The Ojukwu brothers along with Ojukwu Transport Limited, in a 19 paragraph statement of defence filed before Justice Funmilayo Atilade of a Lagos High Court, also demanded proof that Bianca’s two sons, Afamefuna and Nwachukwu are biological children of the late warlord. Bianca had on behalf of her sons, dragged Prof. Joseph Ojukwu; Emmanuel Ojukwu; Lotanna Putalora Ojukwu; Dr. Patrick Ojukwu; Edward Ojukwu; Lota Akajiora Ojukwu and Mrs. Massey Udegbe before the court, seeking a declaration that her children are entitled to the possession and occupation of 29, Oyinkan Abayomi Street, Ikoyi until the harmonisation of the management and administration of the assets of OTL.

23 October, 2013 Education Anambra state -- All academic and non-academic activities at the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, were ceased by Joint Action Committee of Trade Unions (JACTU). It was also recommended by the JACTU to remove the two aides of the rector, Prof Godwin Onu. The punitive sanctions are imposed following a nasty incident during which the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Oko chapter, officials were assaulted by people from the office of the rector of the educational institution. In a letter to the rector, Prof. Onu, JACTU declared it would withdraw from further official engagements with the management until the issues are resolved. The letter read, in part, "Meeting of the Joint Action of Trade Unions (ASUP, NASU, SSANIP) took place on Tuesday, October 22, 2013, as a result of a report on assault and attack on ASUP by officers attached to your office — Mr Amobi Chiamogu and Barr Stanley Okafor, during ASUP emergency congre

23 October, 2013 Local The new owner of an apartment near Paris made a shocking discovery last week when he took possession: the mummified body of the previous owner which had been hanging for eight years. The body was found in the apartment in the Paris suburb of Bussy-Saint-Georges on Friday, after the flat was sold at auction following its repossession by the bank, police and judicial sources said. The previous owner, a former security guard of Cambodian origin, appears to have committed suicide by hanging himself with a sheet. The man, aged around 40 when he died, had not been heard from since 2005 when he filed a labour complaint against his firing. He had cut ties with his family years before and neighbours believed he had returned to Cambodia. His apartment was eventually sold after he failed to make mortgage payments and to cover building charges. A police source said the new owner discovered the body when he arrived to inspect the apartment an

23 October, 2013 Sports Golden Eaglets’ captain, Musa Muhammed and free-scoring Kelechi Iheanacho have assured that Iraq would surely suffer the backlash after the team’s 3-3 draw against Sweden on Tuesday. Musa said the it was unfortunate that they failed to beat the Swedes as widely expected, promising that Nigerians would see an improved performance against Iraq tomorrow. Iheanacho said the players were not oblivious of the huge expectations of Nigerians. Sports Vanguard reveals that the Eaglets could not come to terms with their below par performance that saw them struggled to hold Sweden 3 -3. The Eaglets, who had shot to world prominence after their 6-1 demolition of 2011 champions Mexico in their opener on Saturday, were made to rally back from a two goal deficit by the Swedes, who exploited the poor defending put up by the Nigerians. And despite salvaging a point from the Scandinavians in the thrilling match, we learnt that the Eaglets admitt

23 October, 2013 Local FOR the audience gathered at the Ibadan Grammar School Old Students Association (1965-1971 set) annual lecture held on the 1st of October 2013 at The University of Lagos Akoka, there was a general agreement that Nigeria’s educational sector needs help. In his opening address Mr. Babatunde Ayo Vaughn said that “After 53 years, at every independence day, it appears the only thing Nigerians congratulate themselves for is that they are still alive. The constant questions are when will this bleak condition come to an end? It is this kind of question that has inspired this gathering.” Shodimu, the immediate past registrar of University of Lagos, in his lecture titled: The Declining State of Education In Nigeria-The Way Out attempted to bring into public domain the state of education in Nigeria, and its effect on the polity. “With facts, judgment and understanding of the issues facing the nation, the survival of Nigeria as a viable

23 October, 2013 Local Sports administrators in Ondo and Ekiti states on Wednesday urged the Golden Eaglets to improve on their fighting spirit at the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Eaglets on Tuesday came back twice to draw 3-3 with Sweden in their second match at the competition. The Eaglets had won its first match 6-1 against defending champion, Mexico, in the group matches. The administrators told NAN that the team’s technical crew should continue to encourage the young stars to improve on their current form in their subsequent matches. Tunde Ogunja, a former Director of Ondo State Football Academy, said while the Eaglets showed great resilience against the Swedes, they still needed much concentration to go far. “The draw with Sweden was not a bad one, the boys are still in their good form, they only need more concentration to go far in the World Cup,” Ogunja said. Idowu Aki

24 October, 2013 Local A 13-year-old girl, identified as Miss Ifeoma Nwofe, reportedly lost her life on Tuesday, following a kerosene explosion at her parent’s Azuiyiokwu, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, residence. The girl who suffered severe burns all over her body, could not be saved as she could not receive treatment at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, where she was rushed to because of the ongoing doctors’ strike. She later died at a private hospital due to lack of prompt medical attention. The other siblings of the deceased, Linda, 8 and Chiemerie, 10 who were also victims of the explosion are said to be in critical condition. According to report, the explosion occurred as Ifeoma was trying to light the family’s lantern after power supply was cut. This development has raised suspicion that the kerosene might have been adulterated. Father of the victims, Mr. Simeon Nwofe, said that the deceased had just returned home to observe her school’s midt

24 October, 2013 Politics Justice Mudashiru Oniyangi of an Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama, yesterday, declined to halt further hearing regarding the criminal charge against the former Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on fuel subsidy probe, Farouk Lawal, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC. By order of the judge both Farouk and the former secretary of the probe committee  are to appear before court on November 27. The duo sought for the stay of proceeding on their trial until the Abuja Division of the Appeal Court, considers the appeal they have lodged before it which is challenging jurisdiction of the court to try them. Farouk and Emenalo were accused of demanding and taking bribe from the Chairman of Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd, Otedola. For the collected money they were to remove the name of Otedola's company from the report of the House of Reps Ad-hoc committee on monitorin

24 October, 2013 Foreign A little girl who was treated for HIV shortly after birth still shows no sign of infection at age three, suggesting her apparent cure was not a fluke, US researchers said Wednesday. The story of the first child known to have been cured of HIV through early treatment with powerful doses of antiretroviral drugs — what researchers call “sustained remission” rather than a cure — was initially announced in March when she was two and a half. A handful of HIV-infected adults around the world have been described in medical literature as newly free of the disease, most famously Timothy Brown, also known as “the Berlin patient,” who was given a bone marrow transplant for leukemia that wiped out his HIV as well. But no easy method has emerged to eradicate the three-decade-old human immunodeficiency virus that infects 34 million people globally and is responsible for 1.8 million deaths each year. The girl’s updated case report in the New

24 October, 2013 Local Nigerians have expressed their dissatisfaction with the United States lawmaker, Ted Cruz, for blaming the glitches plaguing the Obamacare website on Nigerians. Many Americans had been experiencing error messages and long waits in trying to sign on to healthcare.gov, the online insurance portal under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often called Obamacare, which offers health insurance plans to millions of uninsured US citizens. Cruz, played a major role in the showdown in Washington over the rollout of Obamacare that resulted in a 16-day shutdown of the American government. The Senator, who had attempted to defund the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at a “Welcome Home” speech in Houston, the largest city in the State of Texas, said rather jokingly that President Barrack Obama had hired Nigerian scammers to run the website. In the video which circulated on YouTube, Cruz said, “I’ve spent the past mon

24 October, 2013 Football Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure, was racially abused at CSKA Moscow’s Khimki Arena by the club’s fans, during their 2-1 win on Wednesday. The footballer urges UEFA to take action. The Ivorian was clearly angry at the monkey taunts he received from some CSKA fans and called the attention of the match referee to the incident. The football player was is mad about the situation. He calls it "unbelievable and very sad". He believes UEFA has to stop it. As a punishment option he mentions closing the stadium for a couple of games, or even banning the stadium for a couple of years or months. "As an African player, it is always sad when you hear something like that. I’m not just disappointed, I’m furious. “I’m very, very disappointed about what those fans have done and I think UEFA have to take action because players with the same colour of skin will always be in the same position. What is interesting, Toure was wear

24 October, 2013 Football Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi on Wednesday described the seven-month salary being owed him by the Nigeria Football Federation as “the lowest point” of his coaching career. He urged the Nigeria Football Federation to pay him and his colleagues their salary arrears. According the News Agency of Nigeria, Keshi spoke in reaction to a statement  credited to the NFF that he and his colleagues’  allowances and bonuses are enough to sustain them. NAN reports that Keshi is being owed about N35m in salary arrears. Keshi said the NFF had not done him any favour with the national team  job. “The lowest point of my career is working and not being paid for seven to eight months. I have never had this kind of experience before,” the former Nigeria captain said. The Tunisia’94 Africa Cup of Nations winner said he was never owed when he coached Mali and Togo. He said, “In Mali, they will never owe you. Your salary will hit your acco

24 October, 2013 Foreign A prophet caught on Sunday afternoon fondling a protesting woman's private parts in the middle of the bush along Plumtree road, feigned death to save himself from the wrath of assailants. According to one of the assailants, Ability Ngwenya, while taking to short-cut to a supermarket alongside his friends, they saw the 44-year-old prophet, Trevor "White" Shumba praying for 28-year-old Beatrice Nkala while fondling her breasts. "We were shocked to see such a thing happening and it angered us to think this is what happens to our wives when they go to these prophets for intercession. We stopped for a while to see what would happen next. That is when the woman was startled over what the so-called man of God was doing to her and started protesting," he said. Despite the woman's protest, the prophet continued fondling her forcefully, so he and his friends rushed to save her. They battered the man until he