Steer clear of Senate, Marafa's Row, Reps warn meddling colleagues

Some members of the House of Representatives on Sunday asked their colleagues to stop interfering with the crisis in the Senate involving Senator Kabiru Marafa and his colleagues.
The House members noted that the Senate and the House were independent arms of the National Assembly, each having its internal rules.
They said this implied that none of the arms should not meddle in the internal affairs of the other since they could individually resolve any internal crisis without seeking outside help.

Marafa had lately accused the leadership of the Senate under Senator Bukola Saraki of using the distortions in the 2016 budget as an opportunity to settle political scores.
But, last week, a group of House members, including the Chairman, House Committee on Basic Education, Mr. Zakari Mohammed, cautioned Marafa to be mindful of his choice of words.
The members had claimed that Marafa was disparaging the institution of the legislature with his utterances.
However, on Sunday, 15 members of the House replied the Mohammed group, saying that the latter should steer clear of the crisis in the Senate.
The 15 members are John Dyegh, Hon Lawal Yahaya-Gumau, Ahmad Babba-Kaita, Agunsoye Rotimi, Ali Madaki and Aminu Malle.
The list also had Nazir Zango-Daura, Muhammed Soba, Ismail Gadaka, Abdulrahman Shuaibu, Sunday Adepoju, Adekunle Akinlade, Musa Sarki-Adar, Ajibola Famurewa and Abdulmamud Gaiya.
Besides, they observed that as a Nigerian, Marafa was covered by the right to free speech guaranteed under Chapter 4 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
“It must be made clear to the legislators who are mostly new members that the two Houses of the National Assembly are independent and separate arms.
“By getting involved in the internal crisis of the Senate shows them to be interlopers”, part of a statement the 15 members issued in Abuja, read. Thanks for reading..

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Bayelsa, going down the drain says Dickson

Seriake Dickson, Bayelsa state governor has lamented the poor financial position of the state, stating that it was becoming increasingly difficult for the government to meet its financial obligations.
Dickson made this known on Friday at during the inauguration of three new special advisers. He said that the state got N2.9 billion from the federation account in February.
“I have not seen anything like what has just been reported to me by the finance team. For this month, what has come into our state is N2.9 billion; it has never been this bad.
“Meanwhile, our salary obligation for civil servants alone, is about N4 billion, so you can see where we are, as a state.
Four years ago, when this government started, the first allocation we received was about N16 billion. At some point, it climbed to N18 and even N19 billion.
“That was why we put all your resources in most of these ambitious projects that a number of them, including the Ogobiri bridge, first flyover and several roads have been completed.”
Appealing for understanding from the people, particularly the workers, Dickson said the state government would be compelled to take hard decisions after due consultations with stakeholders. Thanks for reading

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PDP, APC loses member to SDP in Ondo

Hundreds of the Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress members  in Ondo State on Sunday defected to the Social Democratic Party  in Ode Irele, the headquarters of Irele Local Government Area of the state.
The defectors said they decided to join the SDP because they were tired of their former parties which they said had allegedly neglected them, saying the state government too had abandoned their area in terms of developmental projects .
Leader of defectors and women leader of the PDP in the local government, Mrs Ibidun Balogun  said ” many of us sold our goods and farm produce particularly to support this government of PDP but at the end of the day, it was neglect, backstabbing and victimisation while they also levied us with heavy taxes and unfavourable policy.

“As of today, there are no meaningful developmental projects in Ode Irele and our people have been left in their own fate particularly on the total electricity blackout going to two years in the community and the southern part of the state”.
Welcoming the decampees, the National Chairman of SDP, Chief Olu Falae, said the image of the Social Democratic Party has started soaring higher in the state since the official defection of Dr. Olu Agunloye with thousands of supporters to the party.
Falae, who was represented by the party’s senatorial chairman (South),Mr. Lekan Adeodu, said the party was keenly ready to contest and win with a landslide in the forthcoming governorship election in the state.
Earlier, the governorship candidate of the party , Dr. Olu Agunloye, said with the defection of the former PDP and APC members to the party, the SDP remained unbeatable in the race to the government ‘s seat, expressing optimism that he would be the next governor of the state.
He advised the new members to get prepare for a neighbour-to-neighbour campaign in order to get massive support for the party ahead of the governorship election. Thanks for reading

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Malaria outbreak causes panic in OAU

There is panic among some students Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife on Sunday as malaria fever hit some of their colleagues.
Reports of strange virus went vital on the social media on Sunday but our correspondent, who visited the OAU Health Centre learnt that although the number of students who had malaria had increased, the situation was not as alarming as it was painted.
Our correspondent observed that some sick students brought to the health facility were treated and discharged. Some of the students were seen vomiting but the situation was immediately brought under control as doctors and other medical personnel on duty attended to them.

Some of them who spoke to our correspondent complained of head ache, pains and feverish feelings.
There was a large crowd at the centre but it was later discovered that about 90 per cent of those present brought the few sick students to the health centre.
But while some of the sick students and their friends were fretting at the health centre, some students were busy watching a football match at a hostel close to the centre.
The Director of the OAU Health Centre, Dr. Adedayo Irinoye, who was also at the centre told journalists that there was no strange virus but malaria triggered by exams tension and heat due to the climate change.
He said although there was a slight increase in the number of students falling sick but there was no cause for alarm.
 Thanks for reading.

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PDP will bounce back in 2019

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ali Modu Sheriff has said that the party will bounce back again in 2019.
He made this known at the inter-denominational thanksgiving and victory service for the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State on Saturday.
Sheriff said: “The new PDP we are trying to put on the ground, will by the grace of Allah, go to the promised land – coming back to power again.
“Last time when I spoke about 2019, people thought that Ali Sherrif wanted to be Chairman of the party in 2019, no, what I am saying is that PDP as a party whether Ali Sherrif is here or anybody, from what I have seen and from what the generality of Nigerians are saying, I am sure they are going to give PDP a chance again in 2019”. Thanks for reading

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Theives regrets stealing from OAU students

So it all went down at ETF (Education Trust Fund) hall on Saturday morning, some guy at ETF was in the reading room and suddenly he realised that his laptop was missing! He raised alarm. Then, a few minutes after, one of the cleaners couldn’t find her phone! Concerned and vigilant students immediately surrounded the perimeters and ta-dah! The thief was caught! Trust OAU students, they immediately bundled him.
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The thief identified himself as Tope Ogunnusi. Following his confession to the student union security, it was discovered that he was not working alone and that it was a tag team with one Ogbe Okojie who was consequently nabbed.
Do you know the annoying part? Neither of them is an OAU student! In fact, they came all the way from Benin city to OAU to steal. I hear that Okojie started the job first, after he had succeeded in stealing some items, he then gave a call to the other guy. So they started the mission last week Monday with Tope working at ETF hall and Okogie working at Fajuyi hall. You know, division of labour and all.
Okojie was correct about the market because they confessed to have stolen 14 laptops , 25 Nokia phones, 16 Infinix phones, 11 Blackberry phones, 10 Samsung phones and many more items in one week! *Hands on head* *mouth open*. Some of the stolen items have been retrieved and returned to their owners but, the thieves said they had already sold the others to some retailers in Akure, Ondo state.
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Anyhow sha, OAU is the worst campus for thieves as Tope and Okogie soon discovered. They were beaten like animals. As in, the thing about beating thieves in OAU is that everybody contributes. Some people who lost their items weeks or months ago will just transfer aggression on your thievery-infected head.

The thieves, Ogbe Okojie and Tope Ogunnusi after being beaten by angry students

It was bad, they were stripped off their clothes and paraded on the streets. If you were there, you would have pitied them. 
Anywayzs, thou can steal, but, for your own good, not in OAU! Thanks for reading

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Aliens invade OAU run for your lives

Wonders never end around here! Is it just me or is this an entirely different level of crazy on OAU campus?! Please, help me. So, I was on my way to my room from one seemingly-eternal and excruciatingly boring lecture, (Yes, its bad like that) I got to Moremi junction, and boom! Men in blue walking to and fro the zebra crossing. I looked around to see exactly what they were advertising but no bus, no posters, no banner! What is wrong with this people…?! Since then, I have seen them everywhere sha. Some guys, wearing black all through, with their hands and faces painted in blue paint, walking in slow motion. Same age and height, same dressing, long strides and fixed gazes. Truth is, if its your first time, its nothing short of creepy. The other day I was in a bus and one of them kept staring at me, as in, you certainly dont want to see these people at night.  The thing is, no one seems to know who these guys are or what they are roaming our streets for. What connects them or what goal they plan to achieve. I have poked my nose everywhere and even  I’m not so clear on this one. One theory prevails though, it’s OAU’s second semester, the season of elections on campus and i strongly believe that this is a campaign stunt by one of the candidates. When I eventually find out who is behind this, I will give kudos to his or her campaign manager largely because, it has been fun having the ‘blue guys’ around. We even have nicknames for them now: “blue aliens”, “men in blue” and so on.  I feel for those guys though, all that paint! All that time, walking like dummies on the road, under the blazing sun!! I hope they are being paid o. If not, guys, why sacrifice your life for one persons political ambition… *coughs* is that life? *dodges blows* Anyhow, that’s all! Off to minding my own business! Thanks for reading

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