Osun workers resume strike action

Two days after calling off their 7-week old strike over unpaid salaries, Osun state civil servants have resumed a fresh strike. The workers are alleging that the state government have reneged on the memorandum of understanding signed with the state NLC leadership before the strike action was called off on Monday July 13th. 

TThe workers say as part of the Memorandum of Understanding they signed, their January salary was supposed to be paid starting from on Monday July 13 while they await the payment of the remaining salaries when the bailout from the Federal government gets to the state. They say they were however surprised that it was only the junior workers in the state that received full payments of their January salary while Senior workers got half of their salaries, a situation the state NLC leaders saw as suspicious and immediately called for a fresh strike. 

"If you give a woman or a man a drug, and then have sex with that person without their consent, that's rape"- Obama

As the US president said this evening... feel so bad about this Bill Cosby rape allegations... 

Basketmouth comes to Buhari's defence

Well... 

What I will discuss with Obama - President Buhari

Press statement from the Presidency ...

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Sunday to Washington DC on a four-day official visit during which he will hold high-level talks with President Barack Obama and other senior officials of the United States government. Topmost on the agenda of President Buhari's talks with President Obama and United States Government officials will be measures to strengthen and intensify bilateral and international cooperation against terrorism in Nigeria and West-Africa.

President Buhari who will meet with President Obama at the White House on Monday, July 20, will later hold further discussions with the Chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey and the Deputy Secretary of Defence, Robert Work on military and defence cooperation.

The President will also meet with Vice President Joe Biden and confer with the US Attorney-General, Loretta Lynch, the US Secretary of Treasury, Jack Lew, the US Secretary of Commerce, Penny Pritzker and the US Trade representative, Michael Froman on United States support for his administration's war against corruption as well as fresh measures to boost Nigeria-United States trade relations.

The President, who will be received by the United States Secretary of State at the State Department in Washington DC, will later hold meetings with the United States Senate and Congressional Committees on Foreign Relations, as well as the Black Caucus of the United States House of Representatives. Before leaving Washington DC, President Buhari will address the United States Chamber of Commerce and Corporate Council for Africa.

The President, who will be accompanied by the Governors of Imo, Nasarawa, Edo, Borno and Oyo States as well as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and Permanent Secretaries of the Federal Ministries of Defence, Foreign Affairs, Industry, Trade and Investment, will also host an interactive session with Nigerians in the American Diaspora.

The US trip will also afford President Buhari the opportunity of a reunion with members of the American War College Class of 1980 in which he was a distinguished participant. He is due back in Abuja on Thursday, July 23. Femi Adesina Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) July 15, 2015 

#ChivasDads Competition: And the winners are…(photos)

Meet the 3 winners of the Chivas Regal “Legacy of Luxury” campaign which was geared towards Father’s Day for all #ChivasDads in the country. The essence of the campaign was to celebrate and tag fathers (and father figures) who are devoted in nature, generous in spirit and dependable in character just like Chivas Regal using hashtags #RememberWhenDad and #ChivasDads.

The winners include Henry Okelue and dad; Egobudike Okelue, Ized Uanikhehi and dad; Max Uanikhehi and Oge Kimono and dad; Ras Kimono. (pictured above)


Big thanks to goes out to – Uber and Coscharis – BMW 4 series; now available. Check out the photos taken by renowned photographer, Kelechi Amadi-Obi below...

Henry and Egobudike Okelue

 

Max and Ized Uanikhehi

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Lionel Messi shares cute photo with his son

The Barcelona star shared this cute photo of himself with his son, Thiago. Messi and his family are enjoying some family time in the Caribbean.

Maheeda, my goodness! (photos) 18+

She actually put her vagina on display in a video she posted on instagram this evening. But I will leave that out.. it's too much. See other pics after the cut...18+ please!

4-man child trafficking syndicate arrested in Bayelsa with 36 children

A 4-man child trafficking syndicate allegedly led by a missionary pastor were paraded before newsmen in Bayelsa state today by officials of the state's Department of State Security Service after 36 children (12 boys, 24 girls) drawn from different parts of the country were found illegally in their custody. The children are mostly from Kaduna, Kebbi and Zamfara states.

They were allegedly taken from their parents in the guise of providing them with better living conditions and education but were turned into domestic workers. They were transported to states like Rivers, Enugu, Edo and Lagos where they serve as housemaids.

The leader of the syndicate who claims to be a missionary pastor denied using the children as domestic workers. He said he collects the children from their parents and hands them over to people who have "christian hearts" and will send them to school.

The only female arrested, Tonbra Alazigha, said she ran a charity organization where she caters for the needs of the children and allegedly sends them to school. Her claim was however refuted by one of the rescued children who said she worked at a farm in Bayelsa

"She tell me say she will put me in school. She register me but I use to go farm. I use to sell water for her. The person that brought me don't know about it" she said

One of the rescued boys confirmed that they worked in farms and sold water for the lady. The 36 children are now in the custody of the Bayelsa state DSS and will be handed over to officials of NAPTIP for further investigations.

Tent goes up outside Bobbi Kristina's hospice (photo)

The hospice where Bobbi Kristina has been hanging on to life is preparing for something looking at a photo obtained by TMZ. Read the report below...

This is a photo of a tent that was just erected ... very possibly to prevent photogs from taking pics of something that is about to happen. The tent is flush against the back of the building. As we reported, Bobbi Kristina's family is prepared to let her go, after doctors made it clear there was no real hope of recovery. Bobbi Kristina has been at the facility for 3 weeks. 

Photo: Houseboy who beheaded his boss in Abeokuta sentenced to death by hanging

26 year old David Idah, the houseboy of a retired Senior Magistrate, Mrs Olufunmilayo Timeyin, who beheaded her at her home in Laderin estate in Obafemi-Owode LGA of Ogun State on March 28th (read here) was today sentenced to death by hanging by an Ogun state high court judge after finding him guilty of murder.

“Having been found guilty on a one count of unlawful killing, you are hereby sentenced to death by hanging.” - Justice Abiodun Akinyemi said..