UNIPORT SUG WEEK2015 +CARNIVAL

The university of Port Harcourt, recently had her SUG week of mouth-watery activities.It was a week which featured interesting activities/events like:

Traditional day: A day set aside for students to be fully adorn in their various traditional attire.
Old-School Day: On this day students were dressed in the primitive old fashion school wears dating back 70's.

Uniport carnival:This was day set aside to remember and celebrate our cultural heritage. It was a platform for encouraging unity in diversity among the various cultures. Students from various department participated fully in the funfilled event.Here, below are pictures from the carnival

STUDENTS FROM FACULTY OF HUMANITIES

U2011 ALLOMORPHS..

To wrap the weekly activities, The university hosted her Mr. and Mrs. uniport which culminated into the day of SUG Election.More pictures below

EST BEAUTIES...

POSTPONEMENT OF ELECTIONS:TUC VOWS TO SHUTDOWN THE NATION

This is in response to the recent postponement of the 2015 Elections...
According to the Trade union congress:
''The TRADE UNION CONGRESS (TUC) has warned that postponing the General Elections by 6 weeks will give rise to National Crisis. "If INEC does that, it means that INEC has consented invariably to rig the Election in favour of the PDP. Every party must have equal opportunity. INEC should not postpone an Election because one party does not seem ready for the election. Why would the PDP alone and the President insist on the postponement of the election, despite the fact that INEC has repeatedly made public that it is ready for the election . It is simply because the postponement will confer some advantages on PDP, contrary to the election rules"

TUC will do everything possible to safeguard our democracy, including shutting down the National Production in every facility. Has the PDP and the INEC thought about what might happen when after the 6 weeks extension and the APC begins to push for another postponement.

We warn all those pushing for crisis n disguise to desist from that because, the TUC will not fold its hands and watch disgruntled element derail the democracy the some of us fought for with our lives.

Let INEC, President Jonathan and all those advocating for postponement be advised, because together we will shutdown this COUNTRY before it is derailed and set ablaze.

Yahayi
For: The National Secretary.
Twenty one Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, have rejected a proposal to postpone Nigeria’s general elections billed for February 14 and 28.

In a vote conducted Saturday by the INEC chairman, Attahiru Jega, after he met with political parties and the civil society, 21 RECs said the elections should continue as planned while 16 others voted in support of a reschedule.

Nigeria has 37 RECs, each for a state and the Federal Capital, Abuja.

The outcome of the vote came as Nigerians await INEC’s decision on whether the elections are moved or not.

Civil Society leaders said Mr. Jega had told them at their meeting that the commission was under pressure to postpone the polls after all security agencies, including the military and the police, warned that they will only support polls held at least six weeks after the current dates.

Jibrin Ibrahim, a senior fellow at the Centre for Democracy and Development, CDD, in Abuja, who was at the meeting, said Mr. Jega told the meeting that security operatives told INEC that they were commencing a six weeks special operations against Boko Haram insurgents in the north eastern corridors of the country and would rather not be distracted by the elections.

Mr. Jega announced that the security forces also said the operations are due to commence on February 14, the date INEC had planned for the presidential and federal legislative elections.
Earlier, 17 political parties out of the total 28 voted in support of an extension.

The opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, has rejected any plan to postpone the election saying such calls are sponsored by President Goodluck Jonathan and the ruling party to stave their imminent defeat at the polls.

It is not clear what the commission’s eventual decision would be with the latest voting pattern by the RECs.

Mr. Jega is expected to brief the media any moment from now.''

INEC Bow To Pressure From Military To Postpone Polls

INEC postpones Nigeria's elections for six weeks to allow for stabilization of northeast by multi-national forces.
Presidential Election now holds 28th March while Governorship now 11th of April 2015.
Valentine still holds......

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) postponed the upcoming general elections yesterday.

According to them.....

''Even as the nation awaits the commission’s press briefing on the outcome of its meetings with stakeholders, Insiders at the meeting said “it’s pretty much a done deal at this point that the elections will be postponed” and many of those present at the meeting  told Premium Times that they were unhappy over what they described as “a clear case of political blackmail of the state against civil society.”

Oyedepo Celebrates Mum As She Turns A Year Older Yesterday

Mrs Faith Oyedepo, wife to the General Overseer of Winners Chapel, also known as the Living Faith Church of God, Bishop David Oyedepo, turned a year older yesterday.

But not only did Mrs Faith Oyedepo add yet another year to her life, she got heartwarming messages from her daughter, Joy Oyedepo and husband David Oyedepo.

Bishop Oyedepo took to his facebook account to wish his dear wife a happy bithday.

He wrote: “Happy Birthday to my most beautiful Wife. May God continue to honour you”.

  Joy Oyedepo also took to her facebook page to share a lovely picture of her mother which had the caption;

“To my mother: my light, love, heartbeat, best friend, and teacher, Happy Birthday. I love you now and will love you even in the Heavens.  Thank you, for being You.

FG says female bombers planning to bomb polling booths during election

Speaking to newsmen in Abuja today, the DG of the National Orientation Agency and Coordination of the National Information Center, Mr Mike Omeri, said they got intelligence report that female suicide bombers are planning to attack polling booths during Feb. election
"Recent intelligence reports indicate that some unscrupulous Nigerians have perfected plans to surreptitiously collect, buy or steal the permanent voter cards (PVCs) of female voters, handover same to female suicide bombers and create access for them into polling centres where they will detonate bombs and kill unsuspecting voters. “By this information, therefore, Nigerians, especially female voters, are warned to remain vigilant and also jealously guard and preserve their PVCs to avoid the possibility of their being lost to these bad elements who will put them untoward uses''

Lagos State Government Declares Friday February 6th Work-Free Day for PVC Collection

Today,Friday, February 6th has been deckared a work-free by the Lagos state government to enable public servants pick up their permanent voter’s cards (PVC).

The announcement was made via the Lagos State government Facebook page in a statement titled PVC Collection: LASG Declares Work-Free Day for Its Public Servants:

''Fashola appeals to Private Sector employers to consider allowing their workers close early to enable them collect their PVC

The Lagos State Government Thursday declared Friday a work-free day for its workers just as the State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, enjoined private Sector employers to release their workers early to enable those of them who are yet to collect their Permanent Voter’s Card to do so in their various Polling Units.

The Head of Service, Mrs. Oluseyi Williams, who gave the directive in a statement, said the State Government was desirous of ensuring that all public servants in the State participated in the voting process adding that they should take the opportunity to go out and collect their cards at their Polling Units.

Enjoining Private sector employers to release their workers early today for the same purpose, Governor Fashola said the desired prosperity and the brighter rewarding future being sought after by the people, both for themselves and for their children, would be determined by their willingness or otherwise to sacrifice time to key into the election process by collecting their Permanent Voters’ Cards for the elections.

He declared, “The prosperity and the brighter rewarding future that we all seek, for ourselves and our children over the next four years, will be determined by what we do in the next few days”, adding that no sacrifice could be too much a price to secure a better future over the next four years and beyond.

The Governor, who noted that in order for democracy to be truly representative, it must be participatory, added that such participation confers eligibility and imposes a duty on all the citizens from the age of 18 years to vote in the elections even as it also enables them to have a say in the elections

Photos: Tanker explosion at Police HQ in Port Harcourt

A tanker exploded behind the Nigerian police divisional headquarters along Agree road in Port harcourt, Rivers state this evening. People in the area say the Fire Service is yet to come to the scene of the explosion.

Council of State meeting ends, says election will not be postponed

The Council of State meeting has officially ended with members resolving not to postpone the 2015  general election scheduled for Feb. 14th.

Briefing newsmen after the meeting, Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, said;
“It was one of an unusual Council of State meeting that took over 7 hours deliberating on a very sensitive issue as to whether INEC is prepared for the elections or not and whether there is need for the change of dates of these elections. INEC has said they are very ready to conduct these elections and the security agencies have shown concerns about certain local governments where they have security challenges. But INEC has the power to conduct elections including fixing dates of elections.
The Council rose that INEC should then inform the nation as to their preparedness and proceed to conduct the elections. The Council has asked INEC to perform its civic responsibility which is to conduct election. That is what we rose to agree. It was a very challenging moment and INEC has reaffirmed severally that they are ready. But because of the concerns of the security agencies in few local governments, Council asked INEC to go and perform its civic responsibility. There is no decision as to change of dates or postponement at all…. Jega has reassured us that they are equal to the task. In fact, they are more prepared than they were in 2011.” he said.

By Sodiq Adekunle, Osogbo   Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State on Thursday were angry over the absence of Vice-Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.   Osinbajo was expected to speak ‎in a campus interactive session organised by OAU Campus Connect Initiative to enable him address members of the OAU community  on why they should vote for APC.   The programme, which was scheduled for 10 am did not start until 12.30pm.   The mammoth crowd comprising majorly of students left angrily, shouting 'NO' when they were told that Osibanjo would not be coming.   The vacation of students left the over 2,000 seaters capacity hall, which was initially filled up, to almost being empty with about 150 students.   It was gathered that most of the students hissed out and put on  frowning ‎faces and walked out on the person, expected to represent Osinbajo.   According to the aggrieved students, they had sacrificed their academics for the APC candidate but were 'disappointed'.   One of them, identified simply as Jude said the absence of Osinbajo made him unhappy.   "I am one of those that have been canvassing people to come for the interactive session only to hear that he is not coming. This is embarrassing and I am really unhappy with it," he said.   Another students added, "Almost everyone is angry. We stabbed our classes and felt that we should honour him with our presence but he fumbled. You can imagine the large turn-out of students ‎that came.    "The hall was filled up and some people will have to stand will the increasing turnout. He really needs to apologise to the students. A lot of people are really very angry and dissapointed, I must tell you."   ‎During his lecture, Dr. Dotun Ogunyemi‎, one of the representative of Osinbajo assured the students that the educational sector in the country would advance if APC is voted into power.   He counselled the students to disregard the allegations that APC presidential candidates, Muhammad Buhari was not qualified to contest.   He said, "Our education system is lagging behind and that accounts for the reason why a lot of people find it difficult to gain admission. Osinbajo says I should tell you that when APC gets to power, education will be given a pivotal attention.   "Buhari is qualified and we should not be made to vote on religious or ethnic sentiment. He has met up with the constitutional requirement and will contest."

FG bans foreign trips for officials using government funds

The Federal government has banned all public officials from embarking on international travels and foreign training using government funds. The ban was contained in a circular released today February 5th by the office of the head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Danladi Kifasi. The circular, titled ‘Restrictions on Foreign Trainings and International Travels by Public Servants, stated that the move is part of the Federal governments measure to manage its funds in the face of the current slide in oil price in the international market. "Government has embarked on a number of measures to help manage the situation. One of such measures is an embargo on foreign trainings and international travels by public servants in all ministries, departments and agencies, including all parastatals, beginning from January 2015.” the statement said The statement went further to add that “proposals for participation or attendance of international conferences, seminars, workshops, study tours, trainings, presentations of papers, negotiating/signing of memoranda of understating (MOU) abroad at government expense, shall no longer be allowed except those that are fully funded by sponsoring /invitation organisations. Public servants invited for foreign trainings/study tour, conferences by any organisation, government or other bilateral/multilateral organisation will be allowed to travel provided that no travel cost, estacode application or any other cost on government is involved. Local training will continue and, where necessary, foreign experts may be invited to conduct trainings for which there are no local experts and requests for international travels is essential and strategic cases must be strictly justified with evidence of sources of funding.”.

Keke driver burns to death after being allegedly chased by police men

A keke driver burns to death after been chased by policemen, the incident happened early this morning at Gudu roundabout in Abuja. He said policemen in their van were chasing a Keke driver and during the chase, the Keke tumbled and caught fire. The only passenger in the Keke managed to escape unhurt but the driver wasn't so lucky. Bonario said seeing the Keke and driver on fire, the police quickly left the scene, leaving the man to burn to death. He said this enraged other Keke drivers and some people who witnessed the incident and they began to protest. He said it took the intervention of military men to disperse the protesters. The Keke driver burnt to death. May his soul rest in peace...amen.