It's Strange People Don't Understand Why ASUU is on Strike -security expert, Ayoola

Ayoola

 

An education enthusiast and security/trade expert, Adekunle Adebayo Ayoola has said that it is unfortunate that many Nigerians think that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) had embarked on a six monthly old strike to push for an increase in salaries.

Adekunle Ayoola said that he was always sad when many parents, critics and analysts on Radio and television stations are always quick to blame ASUU for the ongoing strike alluding to reasons why the lecturers had been on strike to agitation for an increase in wages.

 

 

The security expert explained that whereas, the leadership of the union under Prof Emmanuel Osodeke has always shouted that the strike is about preserving our public universities and ensuring that they have what it takes to continue producing graduates that could help to add value to the country's development.

 

 

He said "central to this avoidable industrial dispute is the pleading by the ASUU that the government should sign and begin implementation of the 2009 renegotiated agreement between the union and Federal Government.

 

 

"At the core of this agreement that was also said to have been examined again and again in 2020 and 2021 is the issue of funding for our universities among others such that the all-encompassing needs of the universities on infrastructure, researching and training, remunerations among others would have been taken care of.

 

 

"There's no doubt that the dilly-dallying posture of our government in proper funding of these ivory towers has left many of them in sorry condition and this should not be allowed to continue", he said.

 

 

Ayoola disclosed that it might be essential for ASUU to publicise as widely as possible the agreement it entered into with the federal government to halt the misconception some people have about its desire to save the public universities from further rot and of course, to ensure that Nigerians who could not afford the exorbitant cost of private university education could access government-owned universities.

 

 

He said "though both the federal and state government have complained of lack of resources to meet ASUU's demands which are for the good of all in the country, given the place of education in the overall development of any society, governments at both the federal and state level must begin to show genuine commitment to ending this strike.

 

"The government should stop going back and forth over an agreement it wilfully entered into and which had been examined and renegotiated over and over again. The government should be sincere with proper funding of our education sector. No country jokes with the education of its citizens and gets clapped for, FG should help end this strike now!".

How God Changed My Life Story -Evang Awoleye

 

After waiting for 25 years before God terminated fruitlessness in her life. A thought provoking and striking testimony, Evangelist Foluke Awoleye has declared that, "I will continue to give God undiluted praise all the days of my life."

 

Gospel music evangelist who is set to celebrate her 30 years in the industry revealed that the celebration will be purely thanksgiving and praises for God's faithfulness in her life.

 

"God lifted me from nothing to something both Spiritually and Physically. I waited for 25 years before I conceived through the grace of God, now my music ministry is 30 years, what else can I do than to praise His name continually".

 

Narrating her experiences in the last 30 years, she said, "we have been stranded in so many places in the past but God pushed us through. There was a time we can't pay for our studio work. Atimes no vehicle to take us out for ministrations and so many others. No doubt the beginning was tough and rough but today we thank the Almighty God for His faithfulness".

 

On the 30 years in the music ministry, "we see it as the beginning of a new beginning and time to give back in so many ways. All these will be revealed as the plan for celebration progresses", she declared.

Primate Ayodele Begins Construction of NMultimillion 50,000-Capacity Church Auditorium

Primate Ayodele

The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has begun the construction of a multi-million naira 50,000-capacity church auditorium in Oke-Afa area of Lagos State.

The auditorium is necessary due to the high influx of members joining the church on a daily basis due to the mighty manifestation of God’s power in the ministry of Primate Ayodele.

The prophet who once revealed that he started the church with a little above 20 members made it known that the expansion of the church auditorium is basically a result of God’s instruction and not for personal glory. He explained that God has blessed his ministry with increase and in order to create more space for the thousands of people that throng the church premises during service, there is need for the expansion. Apart from the church building, Primate Ayodele has built a multi-million naira digital office that is set to be commissioned soon.

‘’INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church is a movement that started with God and still remains in God up till now. This is a ministry God gave to me and blessed with so much increase over the years. We started with about 20 members and never envisaged that one day, we would grow beyond our current space. During every service in this church, we normally have thousands of people including old members and intending members and our current space can’t contain us any longer. Due to this reason, there is a need for an expansion and with God’s support, we are expanding to a 50,000-capacity auditorium’’.

‘’It is also important to note that this isn’t for my personal glory or we are copying other ministries, this is a divine instruction from God and a spiritual need for the people of God’’.

In our world today, many believe that the number of church members determines the amount of money the pastor makes but for Primate Ayodele, every church service is always an avenue to give money to the needy, give food items to church members and provide succor for the downtrodden.

INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church has become a haven for the downtrodden in the society; apart from being a place of worship, the needy run to the church and get their needs met. On every first Sunday of the month, every member of the church gets food items worth thousands of naira. Also, during Tuesdays and Friday services, several people with financial needs always get support from the man of God. No doubt, the church expansion is a great advantage to society as it will translate to more people getting help from the man of God.

Primate Ayodele is very well known for his philanthropic activities especially in his immediate community in Oke-Afa where his church is located. He was celebrated earlier this year for single-handedly constructing roads, drainage systems worth millions of naira for the community.

Rap Star, Ice Prince, Arrested, Arraigned for Beating and Abducting Policeman Who Stopped Him for Driving Car Without Number Plates

The Lagos State Police Command on Friday morning arrested popular rapper, Henry Zamani, better known as Ice Prince, for alleged assault of a police officer who stopped him for driving without license plates.

Police spokesman in the statement, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a tweet, alleged that the rapper threatened to throw the officer into a river at the point of arrest.

The PPRO, who posted a photo of the rapper in handcuffs, said he will be arraigned today.

He tweeted, “At 3am today, @Iceprincezamani was stopped for driving without license plates. He agreed to be taken to the station.

“He, thereafter, abducted the police officer in his car, assaulted him and threatened to throw him in the river. He has been arrested and would be arraigned today.”

I Lied, No Gunmen Attacked Me, No One Was Kidnapped -Isaac Fayose tells police

The Police Command in Osun, said Isaac Fayose, younger brother to ex-Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has confessed that he lied that he was attacked by suspected kidnappers at Gbongan Area of the state on Tuesday.

The command, in a statement issued by its spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, on Tuesday, said the report being circulated on social media was untrue as Fayose jnr. had given them the account of what happened.

He said: “It has come to the knowledge of the command the circulation of a report on social media indicating that Isaac Fayose narrowly escaped death by the whiskers from gunmen attacks along Ife-Ibadan highway on Monday.

“The command hereby wishes to inform all members of the public that no such incident was reported in any part of the state.

“Members of the public are hereby enjoined to report any complaints or incidences to the nearest police station, not on social media.”

The spokesperson said that the command had contacted Mr Isaac Fayose and he has narrated what really happened.

“Mr Fayose stated that while he was on transit from Ekiti to Lagos State, at a point after Asejire Dam, towards Ibadan, he saw some travelers making u-turn for fear of being attacked by presumed armed robbers.

”And in his own attempt to make a u-turn also, he had a minor accident.

“He stated further that, he did not see the purported kidnappers, neither was anyone injured nor abducted from the scene,”Opalola said.

She said that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Olawale Olokode, has urged members of the public to always verify the authenticity of whatever information they receive via the social media before circulating it.

She further advised residents to ensure that they make proper report of any incident to the nearest police station in the state.

They can also call the police on the following numbers: 08067788119 (PPRO Osun), 08039537995, 08123823981, 08075872433 (control room).

“Police in Osun, under the leadership of Olokode will not relent in their efforts to ensure that the citizens of the state and travelers are safe and their property secured,”she said. (NAN)

Zambia’s Moment of Restoration at Apostle Suleman’s ‘Mighty Turnaround Crusade’

The ‘Mighty Turnaround’ crusade held a few days ago by the famous Nigerian televangelist, Apostle Johnson Suleman, in the African city of Lusaka, Zambian capital, no doubt, pulled headlines both in the traditional media and the new media.

 

The number of participants looking for God’s love, it was gathered, ranged well above 50,000 with about 28,000 making decisions at the spot to accept Christ after the two-day life-restoring apostolic programme. Apostle Suleman is one of few Nigerian pastors whose overseas crusades have attracted this much audience and, sometimes, above. With Suleman’s super-effective teachings and prayers, believing Zambians experienced dramatic changes in their spiritual life with an estimated 10,000 youths delivered from joblessness and hard drugs use.

 

For the remarkable two days that the crusade lasted; Tuesday 23^rd and Wednesday 24^th of August 2022, Apostle Suleman earned special recognition among the Zambians with his specially gifted power of anointing and miraculous exploits. Ahead of the programme, the Servant of God paid a courtesy call, with his ministers, to the country’s president, Mr. Hakainde Hichilema, where he prayed for the success of his government.

It is presently a world that is grappling with deep-seated emotional problems. Among the youths, dependence on psychotropic drugs use is on the rise, kidnapping and killings too while suicide rate is regularly increasing. Thus, within the space of one year, Apostle Suleman’s global crusade is believed to impact more than two million people of different age grades who receive miracles and deliverance from satanic bondage.

 

It was, indeed, a moment of restoration in Zambia given how God turned people’s stories around with the intervention of God in their lives bringing permanent end to challenges.

 

G-MATS Rallies Support for Bola Tinubu's Presidential Ambition

 

A political support group, Grassroots Movement for Asiwaju Tinubu and Shettima (G-MATS) has said that the combination of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Sen Kashim Shettima is such that will redefine governance and place the country on a higher pedestal come 2023.

 

 

The group stated that the 2023 All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Sen Kashim Shettima are not only time tested politicians but are also seasoned administrators who left behind worthwhile legacies of good governance when they both served as governors of Lagos and Borno State respectively.

 

 

Speaking with journalists at Abeokuta on Tuesday, a chieftain of the ruling party and one of the leaders of the group,  Omooba Adekunle Adebayo Ayoola revealed that G-MATS is all out to mobilise at least 10,000 votes per each of the 20 local government in Ogun State to ensure a landslide victory for Tinubu/Shettima presidency come 2023.

 

 

Omooba Adekunle Ayoola explained that "Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a world-class leader. He is so passionate about making this country great, he has always been a political leader that is committed towards advancing cause of good governance, quality life for the people. 

 

 

 

"The prosperity of Lagos today, being the fifth largest economy of the world can't be taken away from the solid foundation he had laid for the State during his eight years governorship tenure. He is the type that is gifted with drafting highly talented and gifted Nigerians on board efforts to fix the country.

 

 

"Asiwaju is a champion of unity in diversity, he has the wealth of experience to stabilise this country and drive everyone across the different tribes to achieve the national goal. Luckily, his running mate, Sen Kashim Shettima is another redoubtable politician and leader from the north who was also fantastic with governance during his eight years as governor of Borno.

 

 

 

Adekunle stated that the group believes that a more prosperous Nigeria will emerge under the leadership of these two great Nigerians and astute administrators given their pedigree and love for the country.