The proposed indefinite strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) scheduled to commence Thursday, has been suspended for one week to allow the House of Representatives intervene between them and the executive.
This reprieve was sequel to a meeting between the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara and the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria, NARD,
The meeting was convened at Dogara’s instance and presided over by him according to a statement issued by his spokesman Turaki Hassan in Abuja.
The suspension was sequel to the meeting between the association’s executive members, the Speaker and chairmen of relevant House Committees in his office.
Dogara while speaking asked for a week for the House to meet with the Minister of Health and fashion out ways to meet the demands of the resident doctors and address lingering grievances.
According to him, democracy is about the well-being of the citizens, and he further appealed to the association to understand that the country is presently going through financial challenges.
Dogara said, “It doesn’t matter what faith you profess, for instance, it is clearly stated in the Holy Bible that a labourer should be paid his wages even before his sweat dries.
“I believe that as a responsible government we know this. It is not like we don’t know. But as to challenges facing you, these are not things that we had discussed before, I only heard through the briefings I was given.
“If it is possible for you to open this window for us in the immediate to call on relevant persons who are in charge of this, in conjuction, of course, with active participation of your good selves, the relevant committees of the House, so we can sit at a table like this.
“I can sit down with the chairmen of committees, some members of the relevant committees, with your good selves and members of the ministry and they can bring these issues so we’ll understand why someone will work for four to eight months and not be paid. What is the problem? And then, we will attempt to address these issues together and if it doesn’t work, we can’t stop you from venting your anger and expressing your grievances.
I appeal to you to give us till next week when I hope we will be able to invite them and we will sit down together and iron out the issues.”
“Imagine a situation where all the resident doctors in Nigeria are on strike, what will happen to the people we represent? Democracy’s first promise is life, thereafter liberty, the third promise is the pursuit of happiness. And all of them rest on each other, if you don’t have life, then you cannot begin to talk of liberty, if you don’t have liberty then you cannot begin to talk about happiness.
“So, ultimately, all the three hang on life. When there is no life, there is nothing, democracy is useless because a dead man doesn’t have liberty.
“So for us, democracy itself is life and when you ignore sectors that provide these very essential services that support the health of our people, then we are even scouring democracy itself and its promises and so I agree with you entirely.
“It should be the responsibility of government, actually, to ensure that those who are rendering services, those who are working, providing the vents by which the nation moves, should be able to enjoy not just their salaries, but every other benefit surrounding their scheme of service.”
Dogara lamented that the wealth of Nigeria has shrunk due to decreased crude oil income and that it’s affecting the ability for government to deliver on its responsibilities.
The National President, Dr. Muhammad Askira, has earlier informed the Speaker that members of the association have not been paid salaries and other entitlements for several months.
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Thursday, 9 June 2016
Wednesday, 8 June 2016
Ramadan Kareem From OAU Peeps
The Entire OAU Peeps Team hereby use this medium to wish the OAU and Larger Muslim community a sound health and Mind in the Holy month. We say Ramadan Kareem!
Signed
Management
Brief Biography Of Stephen Keshi
By OLATUNJI Muhydeen
His full name was Stephen Okechukwu Chinedu Keshi.
He was born on January 23, 1962.
He was from Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State. He played as a defender for Super Eagles of Nigerian and several football clubs.
Apart from the Nigerian national team, Keshi coached the Togolese and Malian national teams. He was the only coach to have taken the Togolese team to the World cup championship till date.
He made 64 appearances for Nigerian national team and scored a total of 9 goals. He played the defensive position.
He played internationally for the following teams
1979 ACB Lagos
1980–1984 New Nigeria Bank
1985 Stade d'Abidjan
1986 Africa Sports
1986–1987 Lokeren
1987–1991 Anderlecht
1991–1993 RC Strasbourg
1993–1994 RWDM
1995 CCV Hydra
1996 Sacramento Scorpion
1997–1998 Perlis FA
He had his own sense of style as he never put on white trousers or a suit. He claimed not just feeling comfortable in them. So often times, he wore just a track suit of Nigerian colours. Keshi was quite a reserved person. He prefered to spend his free time with his wife at home. Even as a young man, he didn’t like partying. Keshi was a person of self-discipline.
He spoke French and English fluently.
Keshi was one of the only two soccer stars, along with Egypt’s Mahmoud El-Gohary, to have won the Africa Cup of Nations both as a player and a coach.
He won the African Nations Cup in 1994 as a captain and as a coach in 2013.
His wife of 33 years, Kate died on December 9, 2015 after losing a long battle with cancer. Keshi is survived by four children and his mother.
Ex Nigerian Captain And Coach Dies At 54
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| Stephen Keshi |
Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, former Super Eagles Coach and one time defender of the Super Eagles is dead.
Keshi who was 54 years old died at the wee hours of today, Wednesday, in Benin
He was confirmed dead by Ben Olaiya. Olaiya speaking to Vanguard Sport Editor, Tony Ubani on phone shouting Keshi’s nickname said ‘Tony yes the Big Boss is dead the Big boss is dead’.
Also Ademola Olajire, an Assistant Director of Communications in the Nigeria Football Federation, said that Keshi died after he was rushed to an hospital in Benin after complaining of his legs.
He said that Keshi had problems with his legs and that he could not stand for long.
More so Valere Hounandinou, an Assistant Coach to Keshi, confirmed to Vanguard that ”last week Stephen Keshi complained to him that he was having irregular heart beats and he advised him to go the hospital’.
The Nigeria Football Federation on its twitter handle @thenff tweeted ‘Former Nigeria Captain and Coach, Stephen Keshi, is dead. Reports say the legend died in the early hours of Wednesday, RIP Big Boss'
Tuesday, 7 June 2016
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
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| 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...
Monday, 6 June 2016
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".
