The management of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo, Ondo State, on Tuesday, shut the school after members of its chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics staged a peaceful protest against the non-payment of their five months’ salaries. It was gathered that the demonstration by the lecturers paralysed social and academic activities on the campus of the institution as the examinations scheduled to start on Tuesday could not hold. Addressing journalists, the ASUP Chairman in the institution, Mr Rafiu Ijawoye, accused the management of the school of not paying attention to the welfare of the lecturers. Ijawoye alleged that the management had refused to pay the backlog of salaries of the ASUP members after allegedly receiving N1.7bn from the state government, adding that the promotion of the lecturers had been stalled since 2017.He stated, “We decided to have a peaceful rally against the opposition and oppression of the school management against the welfare of our members. I am bringing to the attention of the public the precarious situation and the danger looming in the polytechnic community.It is unfortunate that the management is insensitive to the plight of the workers. We believe that the system must move forward. This is a collective struggle, because if our courses are disaccredited as a result of the non-payment of salaries, it will be a bad omen for the system.The governor has done his best in the last few months in bailing us out. Before the last accreditation, the management owed us about eight months’ salaries and the government released N1.7bn for the payment of the salary arrears and other emoluments. “But it is unfortunate that the management, because of its selfish interest, is foot-dragging and withholding N500m out of this money, which could have reduced the salary arrears. What did they use the money that Mr Governor gave for?“Aside that, the 2017 and 2018 promotion is still pending. We are not second-class citizens and it is unfair of the management to withhold our promotion; it is not a privilege but our right. It is on that note that we are expressing our grievances.” The ASUP chairman called on Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to appoint a substantive rector for the institution, adding that that would save the system from collapse. The management, in a statement by the acting Registrar of the institution, Mr Sule Atiku, asked the students to vacate the school premises. According to the statement, the decision was taken in order to prevent the breakdown of law and order on the campus. The management advised the students to vacate the campus latest by 3pm on Tuesday.The post Management shuts down Rufus Giwa Polytechnic in Ondo Stateas lecturers protest unpaid salaries appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
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View More The management of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo, Ondo State, on Tuesday, shut the school after members of its chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics staged a peaceful protest against the non-payment of their five months’ salaries. It was gathered that the demonstration by the lecturers paralysed social and academic activities on the campus of the institution as the examinations scheduled to start on Tuesday could not hold. Addressing journalists, the ASUP Chairman in the institution, Mr Rafiu Ijawoye, accused the management of the school of not paying attention to the welfare of the lecturers. Ijawoye alleged that the management had refused to pay the backlog of salaries of the ASUP members after allegedly receiving N1.7bn from the state government, adding that the promotion of the lecturers had been stalled since 2017.He stated, “We decided to have a peaceful rally against the opposition and oppression of the school management against the welfare of our members. I am bringing to the attention of the public the precarious situation and the danger looming in the polytechnic community.It is unfortunate that the management is insensitive to the plight of the workers. We believe that the system must move forward. This is a collective struggle, because if our courses are disaccredited as a result of the non-payment of salaries, it will be a bad omen for the system.The governor has done his best in the last few months in bailing us out. Before the last accreditation, the management owed us about eight months’ salaries and the government released N1.7bn for the payment of the salary arrears and other emoluments. “But it is unfortunate that the management, because of its selfish interest, is foot-dragging and withholding N500m out of this money, which could have reduced the salary arrears. What did they use the money that Mr Governor gave for?“Aside that, the 2017 and 2018 promotion is still pending. We are not second-class citizens and it is unfair of the management to withhold our promotion; it is not a privilege but our right. It is on that note that we are expressing our grievances.” The ASUP chairman called on Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to appoint a substantive rector for the institution, adding that that would save the system from collapse. The management, in a statement by the acting Registrar of the institution, Mr Sule Atiku, asked the students to vacate the school premises. According to the statement, the decision was taken in order to prevent the breakdown of law and order on the campus. The management advised the students to vacate the campus latest by 3pm on Tuesday.The post Management shuts down Rufus Giwa Polytechnic in Ondo Stateas lecturers protest unpaid salaries appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
American actress, Gabrielle Union-Wade shared these cute photos of her husband, Dwyane Wade bottle feeding their baby daughter, Kaavia James Union Wade. See more photos after the cut. 
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More than 16.5 tons of cocaine have been seized from a ship following a raid at a Philadelphia port on Tuesday. The billion-dollar bust, in which several crew members were arrested, occurred aboard the MSC Gayane, a cargo ship that originated in Chile and traveled through Panama and the Bahamas before docking at the Packer Marine Terminal in Philidelphia, a senior official at the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) told CBS News. 
"This is one of the largest drug seizures in United States history," U.S. Attorney William McSwain, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, tweeted on Tuesday. "This amount of cocaine could kill millions – MILLIONS – of people. My Office is committed to keeping our borders secure and streets safe from deadly narcotics." The Mediterranean Shipping Co., responded to the drug raid by saying it's "aware of reports of an incident at the Port of Philadelphia in which U.S. authorities made a seizure of illicit cargo. MSC takes this matter very seriously and is grateful to the authorities for identifying any suspected abuse of its services." 
The company reiterated that it's "committed to working with authorities and industry groups worldwide to improve the security of the international supply chain and ensure that illegal practices are dealt with promptly and thoroughly by the relevant authorities." The post More than 16 tons of cocaine worth $1Billion Dollars seized in Philadelphia raid(Photos) appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
A 67-year-old woman, Wuraola Folashade Oluloye, has been arraigned before the Lagos State Magistrate Court at Igbosere, Lagos state for allegedly hacking into a First Bank Plc account and stealing N16.2million. The woman was dragged before the court on a five-count charge of fraudulent diversion and was arrested following a complaint from Solomon Akhanolu, Head of the Department of Forensic Auditors of First Bank. The prosecution counsel, George Nwosu, had told the court yesterday that Oluloye committed the alleged offences between last October 16 and December 31, at First Bank’s Agidingbi Branch, Lagos. He said the 67-year-old woman allegedly hacked the account of a First Bank customer, Emefiele Ogbor, with account No 3014419974, and withdrew N16,200,000 from there and transferred same to her accounts in Stanbic IBTC, Union, Sterling and First banks. Shortly afterwards Oluloye showed up at the bank to make withdrawals from her account. Unknown to her, the police were waiting and she was arrested. He said the case contravened Section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015, the court heard.Oluloye denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty. She was granted bail by Folashade Olukoya, the presiding magistrate and the chief magistrate of Igbosere court. As part of her bail conditions, Oluloye is expected to raise N500, 000 in bail bond and provide two sureties in like sum. She would be remanded in Kirikiri Prison custody until she meets her bail conditions The case was thereafter adjourned till Monday June 24th. The post 67-year-old Nigerian woman arraigned in court for allegedly hacking into bank's account to steal N16m appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
Kessiena Ochuko a.k.a MKess is a 20 Year-old Nigerian singer and songwriter from Delta state. She started music professionally 5 years ago though she's been a singer from a tender age and by October last year She was signed to Gbesi Entertainment. This is her first official single titled "Adura under the company. The song was produced by Magic Boy, And mixed and mastered by Ace Music Engineer Brain On The Mix. Listen to the song HERE The post New Music: MKess @mkess17 - Adura appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
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Last night, Nigerian superstar and entrepreneur Dapo Oyebanjo popularly known as ‘D’banj’ was hosted by Youtube music at the Landmark Event Centre Lagos where the iconic artist received a special 'Silver Creator Award' for hitting 100,000 subcribers. Dbanj was a panellist at the “YouTube Week” where he shared the tips and tricks behind his impact in various sectors of the Nigerian economy through his multiple award-winning music career.
Over the course of his 14-year career, he boasts of his “CREAM” platform which has generated over 15 million dollars and garnered over 3.5 million subscribers since its inception in 2016 and through which he produced one of Nigeria’s biggest hit tracks “Legbegbe” by Mr. Real. The post Dbanj receives Silver plaque from YouTube after hitting 100,000 subscribers (Photos) appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
American actress and singer, Bella Thorne has tearfully hit back at Whoopi Goldberg who seemingly shamed her over her recentl nude photo scandal. Last week, Bella Thorne was the victim of a hack on social media where the actress revealed that the hackers had threatened to release her nude photographs so Thorne decided to release the photos on her own accord. Reacting to the nude photos Whoopi Goldberg and other panelists on her show 'The View' had some pretty controversial views on the matter."If you're famous, I don't care how old you are... you don't take nude pictures of yourself. Once you take that picture, it goes into the cloud and it’s available to any hacker who wants it. And if you don't know that in 2019 that this is an issue, I'm sorry. You don't get to do that" Goldberg said. In her response to Goldberg, a tearful Bella Thorne who became emotional over Goldberg's victim-blaming called out the 63-year-old saying;"I was supposed to be on 'The View' but honestly I don't feel like being beaten down by a bunch of older women for my body and my sexuality. I just want to say that me watching this interview made me feel really bad about myself. I hope you're happy. I really do.I really hope you're so f**king happy because I can only imagine all of the kids who have their s**t released and then they commit suicide. You're so crazy for thinking such terrible things on such an awful situation.I don't really want you guys talking about your views to young girls. I would not want my [future] daughter learning that and I would never say that to her. OK, I'm done." 
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the problem of extreme poverty in Nigeria keeps him up at night. The Vice President disclosed this at a dinner and Interactive Session with Faculty Members, Harvard Business School (HBS) in Lagos on Tuesday June 18th. “I think what keeps me up at night has to do with extreme poverty. The issue is that the largest number of those who vote for us are the very poor. The promises that government makes to them is that their lives will be better and obviously they are looking at their lives being better in the shortest possible time. I will like to see Nigeria being an industrialised nation in the next 10 years; a very strong middle class and most people living above poverty line.” he said The post Extreme poverty in Nigeria gives me sleepless nights VP Yemi Osinbajo appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
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