There was rioting between students of Ekiti State State University (EKSU) and the management of one of its affiliate colleges, Michael Otedola College of Primary Education in Noforija, Epe Lagos State where some students were allegedly brutalized by security men drafted by the school to disperse them.
Heard the riot was over the failure of MOCPED to present the results of students of the College to the Senate of EKSU for approval which would enabled the affected students obtain certificates.
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Following the fall in global oil prices, the Central Bank of Nigeria on the 25th of November devalued the Naira from N155 to N168 a Dollar. Reasons Why The Naira is Trading Above 200 to a Dollar
However the Naira is currently trading at above N200 to a dollar. How did we get here? There are two main reasons:
CBN Policy:
Last week the CBN issued a new circular restricting the BDC and other authorized dealers from buying dollars at the Interbank. Nairametrics says this immediately caused an artificial scarcity as most BDCs did not have dollars to sell and also had very little to buy.
The interbank market also spiked as scarcity dealers held back whilst trying to figure out what their next move would be. What happened next was that those who had dollars even saw reasons to hoard it even more speculating that things could get worse. The CBN is basically not interested in defending the naira on behalf of those who buy dollars at the black market or without official documentation.
Dollar demand from Politicians:
As the elections draw near, there have been a huge surge in demand in dollars from politicians, government officials and the private sector, according to Nairametrics.
The uncertainty about who will win is making them sell a lot of their naira denominated assets sharply. They believe now matter the outcome some perceived friends of whoever loses may be victims of witch-hunting and so they are stashing up dollars just to ensure they have options,
Inadequate Dollars for Local Traders:
This is the period when traders who import goods for sale make orders as proceeds from Christmas sales fills up and waiting to be deployed for the new year. The CBN policy insists that dollar can only be sold to those with approved Letter of Credit, hereby limiting the amount of available dollars which instigates a scramble for the few remaining.
Westlife is my 2nd all time favorite boy-band after Boys 2 Men, and Mark Feehily was my favorite singer in the group. He came out later after the group disbanded to say he was gay. Broke my heart. Anyway, to the story, Mark is now selling snacks &coffee from a catering van. That's him in the van.
The 34 year old has set up his own catering business. He travels round festivals with his van and he serves customers food and drinks himself from the back of his truck. When asked about it, Mark said
"It's going really well, we've got loads of interest and we've booked it in with a lot of the music festivals and we're talking about doing some Irish ones as well. People were flabbergasted at the fact that I was in the van making crepes. People kind of have this thing 'Oh, he was in Westlife a few years ago and now he's making tea. It's my business and I love it, anything I get involved in I get involved 110%."
Mark says he hasn't given up on music yet though and is planning to launch a solo career. Westlife disbanded in 2011 after 14 years together. During their career, they notched 26 top 10 hits.
Alfred Ajani, the Nigerian graduate who got a job by standing around a train station in London holding up a sign advertising himself (read here) has made it..and now, he's hiring. Alfred who got hired by a recruitment firm, the Astoria Group, returned to the same spot where he once stood looking for a job in August 2014, but this time he was there to advertise positions on his team.
Alfred returned to the same spot on Jan. 22nd with a different sign that read 'Now, I'm hiring'
"It feels good to be putting something back and I'm hoping to take the brand to universities over the next year,' he told Mail Online.
The 22 year old Marketing and PR Projects Manager has been given the responsibility of looking for new employees for his company as it begins an expansion.
For the 10th successive year, Real Madrid has been named ass the richest clubside in the world.
Manchester United trail the Spanish giants in second position having moved up the log, with Bayern Munich and Barcelona filling in at third and fourth positions respectively.
According to a report released by accountancy firm Deloitte, Real was able to generate €549.5 million in the 2013-2014 financial year.
Real Madrid's Champions League triumph in Lisbon last year helped them raise broadcast revenue to €204.2m and commercial to €231.5m.
United on their part brought in €518 million, while Bayern got €487.5 million and Barcelona €484.6 million.
Five clubs in the English Premier League made the top 10, eight in total if extended to the top 20 richest clubs in the world.
The top ten richest clubs:
1) Real Madrid €549.5 million
2) Manchester United €518.0 million
3) Bayern Munich €487.5 million
4) Barcelona €484.6 million
5) Paris Saint-Germain €474.2 million
6) Manchester City €414.4 million
7) Chelsea €387.9 million
8) Arsenal €359.3 million
9) Liverpool €305.9 million
10) Juventus €279.4 million
Is that her nipples or she's wearing a body suit? She posted the bizarre pic on instagram. She's just 13 years old which will make this highly inappropriate.
The PUNCH newspaper reports that a sex worker, known simply as Joy, was found in a pool of her blood, with stab wounds on her body at about 5:30am on Idowu Taylor Street, Victoria Island.
The 25-year old hailed from Delta state who reportedly had two children - a girl and a boy. She went to the part with he three-year old boy on Sunday night, where she was knifed to death.
An eyewitness narrates: “Joy is a well known woman on this street. We all liked her except for the work she did. She called herself a street hustler who needed to take care of her children. She is Urhobo. On Sunday evening, she was still seen around the car park.
“We were shocked when we woke on Monday morning to find her corpse with knife injuries. Her attackers stabbed her twice on the back. She was found in a pool of blood.”
“The police have tried to stop the commercial sex workers by raiding the streets a number of times. But when they raid, they later release them. When you come in the evening, you will see the ladies hanging around the parks.
“The boy is just about three years old. He was sleeping some metres away from his mother. When the people tried to find out what happened from the boy, he simply said he saw some men in black around his mother. I feel the boy was actually asleep and might not have seen the assailants clearly enough.”
Abia, Enugu, Imo, Anambra States and other south-eastern states of Nigeria are fast becoming the home of baby factories as many of them keep sprouting every other day, with the recent rescue of 14 pregnant teenagers and 8 children by soldiers from 144 Battalion, Asa, in Ukwa West local government area of Abia from one of such homes masquerading as a motherless baby home at Umunkpeyi Nvosi in Isiala Ngwa South of the state.
Beside the rescued girls, 6 young men whose jobs were to impregnate them and two girls who were in charge, were also arrested while the proprietress of the home known as Nma Charity, managed to escape.
The home which is allegedly run by the woman after having gotten the approval of the state government, is said to engage in child trafficking with the pregnant girls being forced to sell their children when they put to birth.
Information has it that the girls, on delivery, got N20,000, while their babies were sold for between N80,000 and N150,000 for females and males, respectively.
One of the suspects who was caught at Eke-Akpara in Osisioma Ngwa local government area of the state while trying to steal a baby, confessed that he had been in the business with Nma Charity for a long period, stating that his role was to steal a child and deliver it to the her, who in turn sold it to her customers.
Acting on the confession of the suspect, the Commanding Officer 144 Battalion, Lt. Col. Omolori Rasheed, ordered his men to raid the home where about 14 pregnant teenagers and six young men were arrested, while the proprietress of the home was away at the time of the raid.
The report further adds that the babies, between the 1 and 6, as well as the pregnant teenagers, would be handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Matters, NAPTIP, while the other persons would be handed over to the police for prosecution.
Life is a journey; those who don't have today can have enough tomorrow and those who have today, if they are not careful and invest wisely, will go broke tomorrow. Guess what? tomorrow is not too far away.
In a recent chat with Nigerian Tribune, Sean Tizzle has shared some shocking aspects of his rag to riches story to inspire others. According to him, he suffered so much that, at times, he had to go to parties to beg for food. It was not easy but he kept on pressing and today his story is different:
"Those days were very rough, but we thank God that we have been able to sail through. I used to sleep outside, hustle and fall asleep in buses. I also used to go to owanbe parties not to dance, because I didn’t have party clothes to wear, but I used to go because they had food. So at least at the end of the party, I could help out, get a little change, then go find shelter somewhere and continue my hustle the next day."
