Nigerian DJs Ban Terry G's Songs

Following the drama that ensued when the popular music act, Gabriel Oche Amanyi, popularly known as Terry G slapped a disk jockey on stage for swapping his song for another artiste's song as a way of telling him to leave the podium. The Disciplinary Committee of the DeeJays Association of Nigeria (DJAN) is not taking the violent act lightly as the Association has released a circular to ban the songs of the Benue State born artiste.
However, the musician has taken to his Instagram page to apologise to DJ Jimmy Jatt, DJ Phreez and the entire DJAN for his behaviour, claiming in his words the without them, his music would be "...a total #nonesense"

Read the communique below:


PRESS RELEASE
Attention:
All Nigerian DJs in Nigeria,
All Nigerian DJs in Diaspora,
All Radio DJs, VDJs & OAPs,
All Club, Lounge, Event Centers, Bars etc,
All Street DJs,
Music Promoters,
Event Planners,
The General Public.

EMBARGO ON ALL TERRY G's SONGS

It is with due respect that we hereby call on your solidarity to the aforementioned situation. The Deejays Association of Nigeria (DJAN) through the disciplinary committee had over the years intervened on issues affecting our members and Musicians cum Artistes whenever our Rights are trampled upon and Mr Gabriel Oche Amanyi aka Terry G have been given verbal warning on several occasions in recent times.
On Sunday the 5th of June 2016 at the Muson Center, Lagos State, Nigeria, a music/comedy show held and Terry G was not among the artiste billed to perform, he begged the organizers until he was told to perform for seven minutes, but he got on stage already tipsy and after about 18 minutes on stage insulting everyone, the organizers asked the DJ to play a different song by another artist, no sooner had the song began to play that Terry G descended on the DJ who was the head DJ of Jatt Incorporated. Beyond assault, the DJ sustained various degree of injuries on his face; right in front of the legendary Dj Jimmy Jatt.
This type of violence and physical abuse is unacceptable.
Although planned legal actions are on the way, after wide consultations and deliberations, the Deejays Association of Nigeria hereby place an 'EMBARGO' on all songs of Terry G, audio and video (including songs he featured in) indefinitely in all events, lounges, bars, radios and every other spot where it is the duty of a DJ to play music Nationwide.

Signed:
Sebastian Ikpoza (DJ Desert Storm),
National Secretary.
Deejays Association of Nigeria

NASU OAU Shuts Down School Gate Over VC Appointment

NASU On Peaceful Protest Against Illegal Appointment of VC

The Non Academic Staff Union of the Obafemi Awolowo University shut down the university's main gate in a bid to protest the alleged illegal appointment of Professor Ayobami Salami as Vice Chancellor of the Institution. The Union's action led to the prevention of buses from entering into the University campus. The Union also stalled the ongoing Departmental and Faculty registration of the Freshers and also halted the Library registration, after which its members took to the University Emotion ground to Sing songs of Protest.

Speculations have begun to arise that the protests of the Union may eventually evolve into a full fledged industrial strike action leading to the shutdown of the University. However, the Union is said to have taken the case to court today. The proceedings of the case to come later...

NASU OAU Rejects New VC Appointment

Sequel to the appointment of Professor Ayo Salami as the new Vice Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, the Non Academic Staff Union has come out to  reject the former Deputy VC as the new VC.

Reports from an exclusive chat of the Insider News Network  with the chairman of NASU, OAU, Comrade Wole Odewunmi, confirmed the appointment of Professor Salami.

However, the chairman faulted the process that brought in the new vice chancellor,  stating in his words, "we will protest the illegal appointment that was made from Abuja, Prof Salami should come and tell us he is the new vice chancellor, in fact we are heading to Osogbo federal high court tomorrow (7th of June), However we will not go on strike, we will stay and fight the battle".

Breaking: OAU Gets New Vice Chancellor

Authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife has ratified the appointment of Professor Ayobami Taofeek Salami as the new vice chancellor of the institution.

Prof. Salami was the immediate past Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) of the institution. He graduated with a B.Sc degree (2nd Class Upper division) from (then) University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife) in 1986 before he bagged an M.Sc degree from Obafemi Awolowo University in 1989 with a specialty in Land use and Natural Resources Management. He capped it up with a Ph.D degree from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 1996 having obtained, in 1990, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Remote Sensing Applications: Training in Environmental Data Generation/Handling and Geographic Information System.

A widely travelled academic, the new Vice-chancellor (Academic) became a Professor on the 1st of October, 2003. The New VC (Academic) was the secretary, Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) OAU branch from 2000 – 2002, and two term member of OAU Governing Council from 2003 –2007. He worked as a Senior Research Adviser, Corporate Environment Department, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) Nigeria from 2010 – 2011 as a Sabbatical Staff. Prof. Salami has attended short training Courses in many countries Including Italy, The Netherlands, Sweden, Canada and U.S.A. He has also had teaching and research experiences in The Gambia, Tanzania and The Netherlands. Professor Salami is happily married with three children. Until his new appointment, Professor Salami was the Head of Space Applications and Environmental Science Laboratory (SPAEL) and Coordinator, Climate Modeling Unit, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Studies, OAU, Ile-Ife. He was the Director of the Institute of Ecology from 2006 – 2010.

Breaking News: 2016 Batch A (Stream II) Orientation To Commence Monday

The Management of the National Youth Service Corps wishes to inform all prospective Corps members that the President, Commander-in-chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved and released funds to the Scheme to hold its planned Orientation course.

Consequently, Management of the Scheme has scheduled the 2016 Batch A Stream 11 Orientation course to commence from MONDAY 13th JUNE to WEDNESDAY 29th JUNE 2016 Nationwide.

Prospective Corps members are expected to log on to the NYSC Portal to commence printing of their Call-up letters from TUESDAY, 7th JUNE 2016 by 12noon as the earlier printed Call-up letters are now invalid.  While those who did not subscribe for online printing should start collection of Call-up letters from THURSDAY 9th JUNE from their various institutions of graduation.

Management also wishes to thank all stakeholders in exercising patience for this new date and wishes all prospective Corps members a hitch free orientation exercise.

SIGNED
Management

LAUTECH Students' Union Suspended Over Election Crisis

The Student Union Government (SUG) of Ladoke Akintola University Ogbomoso, has been suspended till further notice, this according to a release by the university management. The development was made known to the university community and the general public after a meeting of the university management.

The union activities were said to have been suspended as a result of violence that erupted after the SUG election which took place on Thursday, June 3. The Student Union bus and some university properties were burnt in the violence.

Report has it that some students of the university trooped out to show displeasure at the conduct of the poll after the winners were announced by the Electoral chairperson.

However, there are ongoing investigations into the violence so as to bring the perpetrators of this act to book. Students have since been calling for the cancellation of the election.

OAU Peeps will continue to keep you abreast of new developments.

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