13 Burnt To Dead In Sokoto Mishap

No fewer than 13 persons, including women and children, were burnt to ashes in a Thursday night road crash at Tudun-Dukiya village near Dogon Karfe, about 10 kms to Illela town in Sokoto state.

It involved a Peaugeot J-5 bus travelling from Jos  to Illela and a Toyota Starlet car travelling from Illela to Sokoto.

The Sector Commander of the Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC) in Sokoto state, Dr Umar Gummi, confirmed the report to NAN in Sokoto on Friday.

Photo: Visit to Chibok Embarked By Presidential Committee

Presidential Committee

The presidential fact-finding committee on the abduction of over 250 female students from their hostel at Government Secondary School Chibok on April 14, finally visited the town yesterday, a week after suspending the trip. The trip was the first by senior civilian officials since the abduction seven weeks ago.

Jonathan Ignite Move To Return Amaechi To PDP

The Federal Government decided to release the Rivers State government-owned aircraft grounded by the federal authorities last year over alleged illegal entry into the country as close associates of President Goodluck Jonathan had advanced moves to woo Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State back to Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The Rivers State government is, however, to pay N11 million as fine for the alleged offence.

Abuja, it was learnt, has also approved that the Rivers State government should bring in two armoured helicopters procured by the administration in Port Harcourt to enhance security.

Should he take the bait, Governor Amaechi, it was learnt, would enjoy the benefit of influencing the emergence of his successor in office.

IMSU Direct Entry Final Admission List - MATRICULATION

Information reaching us says that the matriculation ceremony of newly admitted students of the Imo State University for the 2013/2014 academic session has been rescheduled .

ASUP Strike: Akanu Ibiam, Federal Polytechnic Uwana Pulls out

This is to bring to your notice that the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic Uwana Chapter has finally pulled out of the ongoing ASUP nationwide strike.

Students are expected to return back to school from 2nd June 2014 while lectures commence 9th June 2014.

Issues On Upgrading of JAMB UTME Results

Following the release of the 2014 JAMB UTME Results, we’ve been noticing some kind of spammy messages that flood the internet regarding upgrading of JAMB UTME results.

Before you pay exorbitantly to upgrade your 2014 JAMB UTME result, you need to be sincere with yourself by answering this question. If upgrading is possible, how many upgraded results have you seen so far? I’m very sure there would be no failure in UTME again if it’s possible to upgrade results.

The good news is ‘there is nothing like upgrading of UTME results’.

These fraudsters have many formats of text they use, below are some examples:

UNIUYO Post UTME Past Question And Answers

UNIVERSITY OF UYO, UYO
2008/2009 POST-UTME SCREENING EXCERSICE
ENGLISH
Section A: choose the option that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word
1.I took the drug to relieve my headache
(a) alleviate
(b) provoke
(c) abate
(d) aggravate
2.This information is very confidential the director said
(a) public
(b) personal
(c) popular
(d) private
3.You will succeed fairly well with adolescent if you coax them
(a) coerce
(b) punish
(c) pamper
(d) curse
4.Life has become a misery for many due to harsh economic condition
(a) satisfaction
(b) extravagance
(c) peace
(d) comfort
5.They ended the discussion on amiable terms
(a) unacceptable
(b) hostel
(c) friendly
(d) aggressiveFrom the word lettered a to d, choose the word that best complete each of the following

China - 31 Dead At Chinese Market Bomb Blast, This Morning

 A series of explosions struck a market Thursday in the capital of the volatile western  and wounding more than 90 others, state media reported.

China's Ministry of Public Security said the attack was "a serious violent terrorist incident" and vowed to crack down on its perpetrators. President Xi Jinping called for the terrorists behind it to be "severely" punished.

Two SUVs plowed into people gathered at the open market in Urumqi at 7:50 a.m., and explosives were thrown out of the vehicles, China's official news agency Xinhua said.

One of the SUVs then exploded, according to Xinhua, which cited a witness in the market who said he heard a dozen big bangs.

 

Images circulating on social media showed flames and smoke billowing out from the end of a tree-lined street guarded by police officers. Other pictures showed wounded people being carried away from the scene of the blasts.

How To Finance Yourself as a Nigerian Student In School

Many Nigerian students wonder what they can do to augment the income their parents/guardians hand them every semester as they rush to school

Scholarship/Bursary Awards
If you’re a first year student in any Nigerian University it’s always wise to draw up a list of scholarship awards available to Nigerian Students just when you gained admission into whatever institution of higher learning you’re at the reason being that from year 2 many Nigerian students are no longer eligible for some of these scholarship awards. The amount awarded as bursary or scholarships could range from N50,000 to N150,000 per annum depending on who is giving the award.

Freelance Article Writing
If you can write well especially articles then during your spare time you could make some cool money for yourself writing for freelance article websites such as odesk and elance. Visit their websites, register, create a portfolio of articles, a professional profile and start writing your way to some cool cash. The money is usually paid via western Union.

Blogging
Are the likes of Linda Ikeji, Omojuwa Japheth, Jide Ogunsanya and Laila Ikeji not enough reason to take to blogging? These people are Nigerians living in Nigeria and making good income from a part time activity as blogging. You actually need less than 4 hours a day to do serious blogging but warning though it’s not an easy road to travel but brace yourself if you’re serious.

Teaching/Tutorials
There are many secondary school leavers who want to gain admission into the University but don’t have someone knowledgeable enough to teach them. Here’s what you can do, arrange for some serious fellow students like you to organize tutorial classes and charge them peanuts. You’ll get a mad rush if they know you teach well but charge little. You can even organize tutorial classes for University students for courses where there’s mass failure or students have difficulty passing.

Freelance Marketing
If you’re not always busy you could use your spare time to help businesses look for customers. There people who pay for referring leads to them or actual buyers who make a purchase for something they’re selling. Good examples of what to market on freelance basis include; Apartments, land, cars and industrial machinery but you have to learn the ropes here and be patient because one good deal could put a lot of money in your pocket.

Nigerian Army Begins Recruitt Against Insurgence

The Nigerian Army commences recruitment of new soldiers who will be trained and sent to fight Boko Haram insurgency in the North East.
This has been confirmed by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen Olajide Laleye, at a press briefing in Abuja on May 21, 2014, Wednesday.
The online registration for interested applicants is already available at the e-Recruitment portal (link) and will last till June 21, 2014.
The Nigerian Army would be interested to see only those who are willing to fight Islamist Boko Haram sect in the North East.
The annual recruitment exercise is required for replacing the soldiers who lost their lives in the war against terrorism.
Gen. Laleye revealed that the Army would also commission the applicants through the Direct Short Service Commission and the Short Service Commission.
He further emphasised that qualified able-bodied Nigerians, both men and women, have a great chance of serving their country by applying through the short service schemes.
It would be recalled that President Jonathan has requested the National Assembly to approve prolongation of the state of emergency rule in the three troubled North-eastern states. The presidency has also put a green light on increased Army and security services recruitment, where necessary.
The Senate approved one more six-month period of emergency rule in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States on May 20, 2014.
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US Troops Now In Chad In Search Of Missing Girls

The United States has deployed 80 military personnel to Chad to help find more than 276 schoolgirls kidnapped inside the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State on 14 April, 2014.
Skynews reports that President barack Obama confirmed the deployment in a letter he sent to House Speaker John Boehner and to Senate lawmakers.


It was reported that Mr Obama said the personnel would help with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft for missions over northern Nigeria, which shares a border with Chad.
It was gathered that the team who are due to arrive on Wednesday may already be there, according to Pentagon spokesman Myles Caggins.

According to Caggins, the 80 U.S. military personnel will help expand drone searches of the region. About 40 of the troops make up the launch and recovering teams for the drone being deployed there and the other 40 make up the security force for the team. Caggins said this latest deployment will not involve ground searches by the troops.

A senior U.S. official said the drone is a Predator, and will be in addition to the unarmed Global Hawks already being used. The new flights will be based out of Chad and allow the military to expand its search to that country. Initially the flights were largely over Nigeria.

The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly so spoke on condition of anonymity. The Predator also replaced the manned Liberty aircraft that was being used for search flights, but was pulled out for maintenance.

The government of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan came under intense criticism for an initial slow response to the kidnappings. Since then, the international community has pledged its assistance.

Details of this are still being expected.
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15-Yr-Old Boko Haram Attack Survivor Recounts Ordeal

Photo: Deborah Peter
Speaking before the committee in Washington, DC, USA, the 15-year-old girl pledged she would never return to Nigeria after having lost her father and brother, The Leadership reports.
Deborah narrated that on the fateful day of the 22nd of December she was at home with her family, when some men knocked on the door, and the girl's brother opened as he recognized one of the men. The people inquired about the siblings' father, who was taking shower at that moment. They intruded the bathroom and started yelling at the man, who was a Christian father:

Latest Vacancies - Malaria Consortium

Latest Vacancies - Malaria Consortium has got an opening for a Country Technical Coordinator (CTC) to join our team in Nigeria. The Country Technical Coordinator will provide technical oversight and support to programmes based in Malaria Consortium’s Nigeria country office to ensure that up-to-date knowledge and best practices are used in implementation and that programmes have an internal learning process that contributes to improvements. The position holder will ensure that programmes are effectively technically coordinated to achieve coherent direction and a complementary portfolio. The position holder will play an active role in strategic and technical development and expansion of the Nigeria programme portfolio and will provide technical inputs to the Ministry of Health and other key stakeholders.

COUNTRY TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
LOCATION: Location: Abuja, Nigeria (up to 40% travel)

The successful candidate will have:

Master’s degree in Public or International Health, Communicable or Infectious diseases, Epidemiology or related discipline
Medical qualification and familiarity with the Nigerian health system
Extensive experience working in public health programmes or communicable disease control, with significant experience in a senior role
Experience managing projects or programmes funded by major institutional donors and agencies such as DFID, USAID, the UN or EU
Highly knowledgeable about malaria control or direct experience working in malaria control
Field experience in Sub-Saharan Africa and a solid understanding of the realities and complexities of in country programme implementation
Demonstrable experience working in a technical advisory capacity to Ministries of Health and other partners, including relating to policy and guidelines review or development, and programme reviews
Experience of building effective working relationships between MoH and its stakeholders
Project or programme management including design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
Business development, including needs assessment, the development of concept notes and proposals, and stakeholder consultation and analysis
Strong communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, with strong stakeholder management skills, able to engage effectively with broad and diverse audience
Strong leadership skills with inclusive and motivational style and strong influencing ability
Strong problem-solving ability, with excellent planning and organizational skills
Excellent written and spoken English
Strong technical writing skills. 
Strong computer skills, conversant with MS Office packages
Self-motivated, proactive and results-focused
Able to work effectively as part of a team and on own initiative, with ability to work to deadlines whilst being attentive to detail

TO APPLY
For more information please follow the link where you will have access to the full job description. Please send your CV, with a covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification and your current salary information, to Human Resources at HR.Recruitment@malariaconsortium.org

Malaria Consortium thanks you for your application.  However, due to the volume of applications received, only short listed candidates will be contacted within three weeks of the closing date.

DUE DATE for Latest Vacancies: 1 June, 2014

P-Square In Studio Working on 6th album

 The brothers are currently in the studio working on their sixth album...

Nigerian Troops in Action to Bring Back Missing Girls

Reuben Abati reveals pictures of 'Nigeria's committed and patriotic troops' ready to engage terrorists of notorious Sambisa forest to #BringBackOurGirls. And there's a photo op of this? lol. Well, I don't blame the government, how else will we believe that they are really doing all they can to bring back our missing girls. Well done, troops!

Davido And Tiwa Savage Gets Nominated For BET awards

Pop star, Davido and Mavin Records’ first lady, Tiwa Savage, have been nominated in this year’s BET awards.
We heard that the two talented artistes were nominated alongside four other African acts in the Best International Act Africa category.
Other nominees are Mafikizolo (South Africa), Diamond Platinumz (Tanzania), Sarkodie (Ghana), and Toofan (Togo).
Nominations were announced in 20 categories, selected by BET’s Voting Academy comprising respected entertainment professionals in the fields of television, film, music, social media, digital marketing, sports journalism, public relations, creative arts and fans.
The BET Awards 2014 will take place on Sunday, 29 June at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California, USA, while it will premiere on BET International in Africa on 1 July.
“This year’s nominees represent the best of the culture. It’s great to see our talented new artist’s right alongside our more beloved ones with long careers. We appreciate our BET Awards nomination committee for their efforts and congratulate all the nominees,” said Stephen Hill, BET’s President of Music Programming and Specials

Corporate Nigeria Rallies Around Organisers - AMAA 2014 Supporters

CORPORATE organisations in Nigeria led by Globacom, Sterling Bank, MRS Oil and Gas and First City Monument Bank have all expressed their readiness to support the 10th anniversary of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) slated for May 24, at the Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
Other private businesses sponsoring the continental showbiz fiesta, according to the Director of Administration of the awards organization, Mr. Tony Anih, are Skye Bank, Atlas Oranto Petroleum, Dan Etete Foundation, Julius Berger, Skymit Autos, CCECC and BUA Group of Companies, among others.
Anih disclosed that the organisers were working with the Bayelsa State government to make sure that the state hosts a very successful and glamorous event that will leave exciting memories in the minds of guests who will converge on Yenagoa from 48 countries of the world.
“We are happy that the corporate Nigeria is rising in support of AMAA this year. A good number of corporations are sponsoring us this year and we are very thankful. We are working to ensure that we deliver a very good event this year without any hitch. On security, the state government is working with all security agencies and we are sure the state will be safe for guests and all citizens of the state,” he said.
It will be recalled that the nominations into the 26 categories of the awards were announced in Johannesburg, South Africa on Wednesday April 2, at an elaborate gala night, which had Nigeria, Malawi and South African celebrities, business and political leaders in attendance.
The 10th anniversary edition of the awards is designed to feature a panel discussion on the motion picture industry in Africa and a social responsibility component with primary and secondary school students in Yenagoa.

Jonathan Has been Granted Plea For Emergency Extesion

The House of Representatives has approved the request by President Goodluck Jonathan for an extension of emergency rule in the three north eastern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa.
The approval was granted after over two-hour closed door briefing by security chiefs and hours of deliberations by lawmakers.
Although some opposition lawmakers argued that the extension of emergency rule is not necessary in those states, others say it is necessary to give a legal backing to domesticate international treaties in the fight against terror in Nigeria with the force of law.
Addressing a news conference after the proceedings, spokesman of the House, Representative Zakari Mohammed, said the constitution is clear on what needs to be done in times such as this.
The lawmakers may have given the extension required by the executive after what they say was useful insight given by the service chiefs on the security situation in the affected areas.
They also realize the need to follow up the efforts put in by the military to see to the end of terrorism in these states.

Ambode endorsement - APC leader warns Oba Akiolu of Effect

Oba Rilwan Akiolu’s endorsement of Akinwunmi Ambode as Governor Babatunde Fashola’s successor in Lagos State, has stirred a political storm, with a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Alhaji Ganiyu Kolajo Oseni, urging him to keep off politics.
Oseni in an interview today told the Lagos monarch that he has no right to dabble into politics, being a public servant paid by the tax payers of the state.
“All Obas are public officers because the government is paying their salaries. They are precluded from dabbling into political matters which affect the tax payers”, he said.
Oseni had earlier warned against the imposition of any candidate in the race for the governorship position of Lagos State in 2015, reminding the party of the late Femi Agbalajobi/Dapo Sarumi saga which produced an opposition candidate, the late Sir Michael Otedola as the democratically elected governor of the state in 1991.
Oseni during an interview with P.M. NEWS at his Osborne Offshore, Ikoyi, Lagos residence, said, “it’s very hallucinating, agonising, painful and very shameful for anybody to have made the categorical pronouncement that we must have a Christian governor”.
He said in an interview on Wednesday, hours before Oba Rilwan Akiolu endorsed Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, an accountant at the public presentation of Ambode’s biography, ‘The Act of Selfless Service’.
“You people know me well that I do not hide my feelings on where I stand on issues. We the royal fathers have consulted widely within the state with the sons and daughters of Lagos and have come to the conclusion that the best person to take over from Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, the iconic governor of Lagos State is Mr Akinwunmi Ambode.”
“We cannot have a man like this and allow somebody whose father is an Oba in Ewekoro Ogun State be the Governor of Lagos. Although Lagos State belongs to all Nigerians and the state will continue to offer opportunities to every Nigerian to actualize the Nigerian dream, Ambode remains the best man with the required pedigree and character to take Lagos to the next level,” he said.
Akiolu stated that he has the constitutional right to endorse anybody he adjudged as the right candidate for the position as it was done in other climes, saying this was what he has done by endorsing Ambode, as a man who stood on a pedestal of integrity and selfless service above all others, to lead the Lagos of today to higher heights tomorrow.

I will Not Watch Keshi Boys In The World Cup

Taye Taiwo said he will agree to be watching, the Nigerian international has voiced his frustrations over his exclusion from Nigeria's 30-man preliminary squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup tournament in Brazil.

Since Stephen Keshi took over from Samson #Siasia as the national team handler,Taiwo has hardly been called up by the national team and the former Gabros and Lobi Stars player is at loss why it is so.

Taiwo further added that he understands he might not be in the coach's immediate plans,adding that he will not hang up his international boots just yet.

'"I'm really disappointed because I'm a Nigerian player. But I can't say I want to stop playing for the national team. Life is all about understanding. Maybe this period our coach doesn't want me. But that is not a problem for me. There are people who have played there before who are not there anymore. If they call me, I will come," The Bursaspor left back told KikckOffNigeria.com

"I don't really know. But even in Europe when they bring a new coach, there is a lot of changes sometimes. Sometimes the new coach doesn't have you in his plans. Everywhere, even in Europe, the coach has his own players that he wants. If the coach doesn't believe in you, no matter how you train, you can't do anything about it."

He however refuted claims that he might have had problems with #Keshi which explains why he has been constantly overlooked.

"Yes. I'm surprised. Because we never had any problems. And if there was any problem, at least they could have told me 'okay Taye, this is the problem'.

"No. I don't really know why. But as I always say to myself. Even my teammates ask me and I say I don't know. If you play very well in your club you deserve to be in the national team. If you don't play very well, you don't deserve to go.

"Maybe the coach doesn't want me in the team because he knows that if he calls me to come and play for Nigeria with his boys, I will never sit on the bench for his boys. So maybe that is why he decided he doesn't want me to come. Because if I come, I will surely play. So he doesn't want me to play because he knows that if he calls me, I will not come and sit on the bench for his players.

"It's not going to be possible. I don't have any problem with him but I was really really sad because I did not believe that I would not go to the World Cup with the way I'm playing for my club.

Jonathan Cancels Chibok Visit

The information came up this morning that the Nigeria president was going to visit Chibok, where the girls were abducted one month ago. We have gotten a new development.  President Goodluck Jonathan has cancelled his first visit to the village from which more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted by Islamist rebel group Boko Haram a month ago due to security fears, senior government sources said on Friday.

Jonathan will instead fly directly from the capital Abuja to Paris on Friday for a regional summit to discuss the Boko Haram insurgency and wider insecurity and will not now make a stop in the northeastern village of Chibok, said one of the sources.