Senator Shehu Sani dumps APC

Senator Shehu Sani the senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial district, has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Although details surrounding the decision are yet to be clear, it may not be unconnected to the withdrawal of the automatic ticket given to him initially by the party’s National Working Committee.

Shehu Sani contested for the party’s senatorial ticket along with four others.

He, however, lost to Uba Sani, who won with 2,088 votes, as against his 15 votes.

Other aspirants, Usman Ibrahim, got 129 votes, a former Senator, General Sani Saleh got 55 votes, while another contestant, Shamsudeen Shehu, got six votes respectively.

Shehu Sani who was not present at the primary described it as a “Kangaroo” exercise

Source: Channels.

Principal flogs NYSC student teacher in Akwa Ibom

Information reaching us states that a corps member has been mercilessly flogged by one Deacon Friday Udoka, the principal of her PPA, the Government Technical College in Abak, Akwa Ibom State.

Report has it that the assault was because the lady, Kolawole Olaitan Adeola, helped her friend write her name in the attendance register of the college, on Friday, October 19, 2018.

The principal was said to have flogged her in his office before dragging her outside to continue the flogging in the presence of students. Udoka then proceeded to notify the NYSC Local Government Inspector that he no longer needs her in the school.

Minimum Wage: ‘Nigeria Still A Third World Country’, Ngige Reacts To US Comparison

Minister of Labour and Productivity, Mr Chris Ngige.

The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Mr Chris Ngige, says Nigeria is still a third world country and should not be compared with the economies of the United States of America, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Ngige said this on Friday, during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, in reaction to the lingering controversy around the national minimum wage.

Labour leaders are demanding an increment from the current minimum wage of N18,000 and some have argued that the minimum wage in countries like the US, UK and Canada are $1232, $1633 and $2582 respectively.

But the minister maintained that those countries are developed and should not be compared to Nigeria.

He said, “UK, Canada, US are called developed economies. We are still a third-world country. Why are you generalising everything?”

“You don’t have to generalise (because) not everything is purchased in Dollar. It is a very dangerous analysis to do.

“The cardinal principle in the wage-fixing mechanism is the ability to pay. And the Nigerian economy is in dire strait and the current expenditure is ballooning all the time.”

He further stated that the Federal Government is working to balance the capital and recurrent expenditure by 35 per cent.

Speaking about the ‘no work no pay’ policy, the minister said it wasn’t established by the current administration and it dates to 2004.

Source: Channels

Strike looms as ASUP issues 24 day warning to FG

Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics ASUP in a release signed by its Zonal Coordinator Zone A, Kabir Yunusa for the president of the union and made available to newsmen  said the decision was reached during it’s National Executives Council (NEC) meeting to issue a 21-day ultimatum effective from 2nd of October, 2018 for the Federal Government to meet its demands and call NBTE to order or face total shut down of the polytechnics in the country.

It observed that it has been left with no other alternative than to return to the trenches to fight for the sector, members, students and Nigerian state as government was yet to satisfactorily implement the terms contained in the memorandum of settlement it reached with the union. 

IGP warns against detention of suspects beyond 48 hours

The IIGP Mr. Ibrahim Idris, has warned policemen against unlawful detaining or keeping any suspect in custody beyond the specification of the law which is 48 hours.

In his words, "any police personnel involved in such illegal detention has breached the right of such suspect".

The  Commissioner of Police Kwara state, Bolaji Fafowora, made the position of the Inspector General known in Ilorin during an interview yesterday.

Fafowora said any police involved in unlawful detention and caused the police authority to be sued, the salary and the gratuity of such officer would be used to pay the garnishee order.

The CP said the police authority would first pay such fine to avoid embarrassment and later deduct the amount paid from the gratuity of the indicted officer.

Importantly, the commissioner also disclosed that the IGP has directed that all hospitals that receive cases of patients with gunshot, including armed robbery suspects, should first be treated but advised the hospital authorities to report such matter to the nearest police station for further investigation.

Atiku meets Archbishop of Canterbury, UK high commissioner

The Nigerian former vice president and the opposition party presidential flag bearer Atiku Abubakar met with the popular Archbishop of Canterbury and the UK high commissioner.
This was made know when Atiku took to his tweeter handle this morning.
The tweet reads thus;

"I had the pleasure of meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury, His Grace Justin Welby, and the UK High Commissioner,

@PaulTArkwright

. We had very positive deliberations" .