The Academic StaffUnion of Universities (ASUU) has put on hold its planned nationwide indefinite strike action.
The decision to suspend the proposed industrial action, according to ASUU, followed the recent talks held between the union and the Federal Government in the wake of its last month one week warning strike.
ASUU, in a statement issued in Yenagoa by the Niger Delta University (NDU) Chapter and signed by its chairman, Dr. Beke Sese, said the union wants to give the government a benefit of doubt and believes that it will implement the agreements reached in the renewed talks.
Sese said, “As a noble and patriotic Union, ASUU decided at its emergency meeting of its National Executive Council (NEC) held on the 15th October, 2011 at the University of Abuja, to reconsider its resolve to declare a nationwide total and indefinite strike action, and give government the benefit of doubt, believing fervently that government would fully abide by our signed memorandum of understanding.”
Gaddafi captured and killed in Sirte
Libya's National Transitional Council claim to have captured and killed Colonel Gaddafi in the town of Sirte. The Country's former leader has died as a result of wounds suffered during his capture.
"He's captured. He's wounded in both legs ... He's been taken away by ambulance," the senior NTC military official told Reuters by telephone. However this was later updated, saying that he had died of his wounds.
There are scenes of jubilation in towns across Libya as NTC fighters celebrate.
However,Gaddafi's capture or death has not been confirmed by the US state department.
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"He's captured. He's wounded in both legs ... He's been taken away by ambulance," the senior NTC military official told Reuters by telephone. However this was later updated, saying that he had died of his wounds.
There are scenes of jubilation in towns across Libya as NTC fighters celebrate.
However,Gaddafi's capture or death has not been confirmed by the US state department.
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ECOWAS:Stalemate on Choice of Leader
Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Tuesday could not agree on whom to select as the new President of the ECOWAS Commission to replace Ambassador James Victor Gbeho. The position has been zoned to either Burkina Faso or Republic of Benin.
Briefing journalists after the meeting at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja Tuesday, the current ECOWAS Commission President, Gbeho, said the chairman of the body would hold further consultations with the two countries before any announcement could be made about where the position would go.
An ad hoc committee headed by Sierra Leonean President Bai Ernest Koroma had been constituted in March 2011 to draw up modalities for the smooth exchange and distribution of offices among member states of the regional body.
Koroma submitted the committee’s report Tuesday and it was deliberated upon.
According to Gbeho, “The meeting today received the report prepared by the ad hoc committee that deliberated about it. The Heads of State in particular deliberated on the principles enunciated in that report that should guide ECOWAS in determining the positions in the commission for an equitable, transparent and predictable basis.
“In that respect, they accepted all the principles that were enunciated by the committee as well as the recommendations made as to which post should go to which country. They agreed on all except the position of President of the ECOWAS Commission because there was difficulty in agreeing as to whether to give it to the Republic of Benin or to Burkina Faso. So the chairman of the authority will hold talks with the president of the two countries with a view to breaking the logjam that has developed.
“He has to do it this way because you know that Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso unfortunately could not attend today’s meeting and therefore before a final decision is made on that. The chairman wants to satisfy himself that he has consulted the two of them totally before announcing what will be the results.
“I will then go on to enumerate for you the countries that will handle the leadership of ECOWAS as soon as the new commissioners are candidly appointed. The post of vice-president will go to the Republic of Liberia; the rest of the post of commissioners will be as follows: Macro-economic policy will go to Mali; Political Affairs, Peace and Security will go to Nigeria; Agriculture, Environment, Water Resources will go to Togo; Administration and Finance will go to Sierra Leone; Customs, Trade, Industry and Free Movement will go to Niger; Infrastructure will go to The Gambia; and as you know, Senegal will continue to occupy the position of Human Development and gender until 2012 and therefore there will be no change as far as that position is concerned.”
He said the countries where the post of commissioners had been zoned to would forward three candidates each; the candidates would be interviewed and those who are successful would be presented for screening.
In what appeared as a move to placate some members who have been grumbling for their not being given positions in the commission, he said that a review of the duties of the commissioners would be made with a view to unburdening those who were saddled with too many responsibilities.
Briefing journalists after the meeting at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja Tuesday, the current ECOWAS Commission President, Gbeho, said the chairman of the body would hold further consultations with the two countries before any announcement could be made about where the position would go.
An ad hoc committee headed by Sierra Leonean President Bai Ernest Koroma had been constituted in March 2011 to draw up modalities for the smooth exchange and distribution of offices among member states of the regional body.
Koroma submitted the committee’s report Tuesday and it was deliberated upon.
According to Gbeho, “The meeting today received the report prepared by the ad hoc committee that deliberated about it. The Heads of State in particular deliberated on the principles enunciated in that report that should guide ECOWAS in determining the positions in the commission for an equitable, transparent and predictable basis.
“In that respect, they accepted all the principles that were enunciated by the committee as well as the recommendations made as to which post should go to which country. They agreed on all except the position of President of the ECOWAS Commission because there was difficulty in agreeing as to whether to give it to the Republic of Benin or to Burkina Faso. So the chairman of the authority will hold talks with the president of the two countries with a view to breaking the logjam that has developed.
“He has to do it this way because you know that Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso unfortunately could not attend today’s meeting and therefore before a final decision is made on that. The chairman wants to satisfy himself that he has consulted the two of them totally before announcing what will be the results.
“I will then go on to enumerate for you the countries that will handle the leadership of ECOWAS as soon as the new commissioners are candidly appointed. The post of vice-president will go to the Republic of Liberia; the rest of the post of commissioners will be as follows: Macro-economic policy will go to Mali; Political Affairs, Peace and Security will go to Nigeria; Agriculture, Environment, Water Resources will go to Togo; Administration and Finance will go to Sierra Leone; Customs, Trade, Industry and Free Movement will go to Niger; Infrastructure will go to The Gambia; and as you know, Senegal will continue to occupy the position of Human Development and gender until 2012 and therefore there will be no change as far as that position is concerned.”
He said the countries where the post of commissioners had been zoned to would forward three candidates each; the candidates would be interviewed and those who are successful would be presented for screening.
In what appeared as a move to placate some members who have been grumbling for their not being given positions in the commission, he said that a review of the duties of the commissioners would be made with a view to unburdening those who were saddled with too many responsibilities.
FG at war over allocation ..N15bn fraud: Court remands Doma, 8 others in EFCC custody
ABUJA—
A Federal High Court sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has ordered a former governor of the state, Aliyu Akwe Doma and eight other accused persons arraigned by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over money laundering charges to be remanded in the commission’s custody till tomorrow.
The order by the court, presided over by Justice Marcel Awokulehin, followed bail applications filed by counsel to all the accused and the counter- application filed by lead prosecution counsel, Mr. Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, opposing the bail bid.
The former Nasarawa governor was docked, Tuesday, on a 17-count charge of laundering stolen state funds totalling over N15 billion. He was arraigned with Senator John Dangoyi, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, Timothy Anthony Anjide, Dauda Egwa, Suleiman Ibrahim, Broworks Ltd and Green Forest Investment Ltd while charges filed against two other accused, John Aigbakhode and Incapint Nig Ltd, who are still at large, were stepped down.
At 9.30 a.m, the accused, who were brought in from Abuja under heavy security by EFCC operatives, were called into the dock to take their plea. One after the other, they all pleaded not guilty to the charges after which the defence team led by Lateef Fagbemi, Charles Edomosoran and M.I. Ameh, informed the court of their pending applications for bail for the accused.
*Doma outside the court room.
In his response, the prosecution counsel, Pinheiro, informed the court that he was served 10 applications between Monday and yesterday, and as such would need the court to adjourn for three hours to enable him file his response opposing all the bail applications.
Gentlemen, can you all see the gross corruption practice in Nigeria of Today. The Nigeria president has alot to do in this regards.
A Federal High Court sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has ordered a former governor of the state, Aliyu Akwe Doma and eight other accused persons arraigned by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over money laundering charges to be remanded in the commission’s custody till tomorrow.
The order by the court, presided over by Justice Marcel Awokulehin, followed bail applications filed by counsel to all the accused and the counter- application filed by lead prosecution counsel, Mr. Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, opposing the bail bid.
The former Nasarawa governor was docked, Tuesday, on a 17-count charge of laundering stolen state funds totalling over N15 billion. He was arraigned with Senator John Dangoyi, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, Timothy Anthony Anjide, Dauda Egwa, Suleiman Ibrahim, Broworks Ltd and Green Forest Investment Ltd while charges filed against two other accused, John Aigbakhode and Incapint Nig Ltd, who are still at large, were stepped down.
At 9.30 a.m, the accused, who were brought in from Abuja under heavy security by EFCC operatives, were called into the dock to take their plea. One after the other, they all pleaded not guilty to the charges after which the defence team led by Lateef Fagbemi, Charles Edomosoran and M.I. Ameh, informed the court of their pending applications for bail for the accused.
*Doma outside the court room.
In his response, the prosecution counsel, Pinheiro, informed the court that he was served 10 applications between Monday and yesterday, and as such would need the court to adjourn for three hours to enable him file his response opposing all the bail applications.
Gentlemen, can you all see the gross corruption practice in Nigeria of Today. The Nigeria president has alot to do in this regards.
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