Read top Naija News headlines and Nigerian Newspapers for today, 16 October 2022 below.
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Wike And Gang Fly Out To Spain For Another Secret Meeting
Nyesom Wike and his G-5 colleagues have flown out of the country in a private jet .
Naija News NG reports that before leaving the governors, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia),Samuel Ortom (Benue) and Nyesom Wike of Rivers State all of the Peoples Democratic Party took pictures at the International Airport, Omagwa in Ikwerre Local Government Area early on Saturday morning.
This was revealed by a top insider who pleaded anonymity.
He said, “Yes, it is true. They left for Spain early Saturday morning, but I can’t say the reason for the trip.”
Recall that Governor Wike had addressed a live media chat on Friday morning at Government House, Port Harcourt, where he made fresh revelations about the national chairman of the PDP, Senator Iyorcha Ayu.
Wike and four of his colleagues including Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi who was not part of the latest trip are now known as the G5 calling for the resignation of Senator Ayu.
READ : Update On Atiku Versus Wike Brawl
Wike at the briefing said that they were not leaving the part, but that it would not augur well if they dump the main opposition party.
Wike also at the media chat said he will not back down on his call for Ayu to step down in order to pave the way for a Southerner to succeed him as the party’s chairman.
While noting that there would be no peace in the party if Ayu doesn’t resign, he said, “a situation where the PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and the national chairman (Ayu) come from the same zone does not make for equity, fairness and justice.”
Don’t Put Too Much Faith In God – Kid Waya
Big Brother Naija star, Kid Waya , has said people should not put too much faith in God .
Naija News NG reports that the son of billionair, Terry Waya , expalined that God has given us the power to believe in ourselves .
Trust Nigerians, this religious post was recieved with back lash from his fans .
Kid Waya wrote : “Try not to put your faith in God too much. He gave us the power to believe in ourselves”.
Kidwaya kisses the love of his life
Recently the Big Brother Naija Lockdown housemate revealed the love of his life!
Naija News NG reports that in a video shared by Daddy Freeze , Kidwaya fed and kissed his love, a white lady .
Kidawaya , his lady, Daddy Freeze and Pastor Tobi Adegboyega were in a restaurant when this happened.
READ : Those criticizing me can take their medicine- Pastor Tobi
Watch the video below:
Precious Chikwendu Speaks On Going Back To Femi Fani-Kayode’s Home
Precious Chikwendu the estranged wife of Femi Fani-Kayode has debunked rumor of going back to the father of her boys .
Naija News NG reports that Precious Chikwendu was reacting to a blog post that claims she and her husband are back together because they were seen together in a party.
The couple was spotted at a house party last week at Senator Sani Musa’s home.
READ : Femi Fani-Kayode Releases Kids To Estranged Wife, Precious Chikwendu
Precious Chikwendu wrote: “Source please! I am not having myself dancing in any speculations this time. I am bold enough to call a press conference to announce my return if i do wish to do a 360. You all like hypocrites. I take it i am also to wash off the memories of everyone i knew as a wife as well as hate their wives and not honor them because my ex husband is at their party and avoid him must i for public satisfaction abi?Since i must share kids and not share air and space , produce a customized air , family friends and life for me accordingly.
Plus this ain’t news worthy, were it to be true. Lets apply the pressure dedicated to such gist to voting in a competent president that would help most of us be busy enough to ignore baseless speculations.”
I Turned Lagos From A Jungle To A Mega City – Bola Tinubu
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that he met Lagos as a jungle and turned it into a mega city as the governor of the state.
Naija News NG reports that Bola Tinubu was Lagos Governor from 1999 to 2007 and have ensured that the Governors that led the state till date are from his political party.
Bola Tinubu made this claims in a recorded program that aired on Channels Television on Friday night . He added that he laid the foundation on which all other Lagos State Governors that followed after him built on.
READ : Nigerians debate Bola Tinubu’s contribution to the development of Lagos
He claimed that he brought life into the former Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria .
He said, “When I came in as governor of Lagos State in 1999, Lagos was a jungle. It was a completely uncivilised environment. There were refuse dumps everywhere, schools without roofs, hospitals without ambulances and oxygen tanks to save lives. It was in a very bad state.
“We started to put things in place gradually and the state began to take shape. What we did was to take the liabilities in the state and convert them to assets.
“Civic Centre to Oriental Hotel areas of Victoria Island were back then refuse dumps, but look at what the areas have turned to today. It is only the older ones who would remember all these.”
The mini documentary on Tinubu stated that the APC presidential candidate reengineered the revenue of the state and after he left the office of the governor in 2007, Lagos became completely autonomous from the Federal Government in terms of revenue generation having solely been dependent on federal allocations prior to 1999.
“When Tinubu took over in 1999, Lagos was bankrupt.
The internally generated revenue at the time was N600m monthly and the state was completely dependent on the Federal Government for it.
“When Tinubu was leaving office in 2007, the IGR of Lagos was N7bn monthly. Babatunde Fashola built on that legacy to N15bn monthly. This was made possible by the short, medium and long-term goals that Tinubu laid down for the state in terms of revenue and wealth generation,” the documentary revealed.
A short clip in the mini documentary also showed where the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), described Tinubu as a political strategist which drew him (Buhari) to Tinubu.
Buhari said, “Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has set himself apart as a political strategist and a mountain of ideas which drew me to him. He is a true humanitarian and has contributed immensely to the success of Nigeria and Africa.”
After the program aired, Nigerians reacted to it on Twitter .
Lagos before Tinubu happened to it. pic.twitter.com/EwC3tsVCWG
— Ayemojubar (@ayemojubar) October 14, 2022
ASUU STRIKE : FG Apologizes To Students And Parents
The Nigerian Federal Government has apologized to Nigerian students and parents for the prolonged 8 months ASUU strike.
Naija News NG reports that the the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) called off its strike on Friday .
In a statement by the Deputy Director of Press in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun the Federal Government assured that their are plans in place to avoid a future reoccurrence of such strike actions.
The Labour Ministry also appreciated the efforts of all the stakeholders who worked to see that the lecturers suspended the strike .
The statement from the Ministry read in part: “Now that ASUU has decided to obey the judgement of the National Industrial Court by calling off the devastating action, we apologize to all students and parents, of which the Honorable Minister is one, for this unduly prolonged strike, which is unwarranted ab initio.”
“A groundwork is being laid, of which we are confident, will save Nigerians, this unpalatable experience of incessant strikes in future,” it added.
READ : ASUU President , Gbajabiamila Reveal When Nigerian Univervisities Will Resume
We Are Resuming But Our Demands Have Not Been Met – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Friday called off its eight-month-old strike.
The industrial action was put to an end after the National Executive Council of ASUU held an emergency meeting in Abuja.
ASUU, however, in a press statement disclosed that the issues placed before the Federal Government have not been fully addressed.
The National President of the union, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke in the statement commended the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila for his intervention.
Don’t Jubilate The Call Off Of ASUU Strike -Reverend Chris Okotie
Reverend Chris Okotie has also said parents and students should not celebrate the calling off the strike but demand for lasting solutions to prevent the reoccurent ASUU strikes.
The Founder of Household of God Church in a statement by his Media Adviser, Ladi Ayodeji proposed that ASUU should be given legislative powers to make laws to govern it affairs.
Okotie explained that, it will mean ASUU making laws for the education sector, and other associations like the medical does same with the health sector, only then can economic stability be achieved.
“Labour unrest will persist like other perennial crises in the polity unless Aboriginal Democracy is put in place,” he said.
He furthered that “the challenges we have now is that a group of politicians congregate as legislature to be making laws in specialised areas they know little about. That’s the truth behind labour disputes in the country.”
Okotie noted that in the midst of what seems to look like peace at last in the country’s educational sector, Nigerians shouldn’t be surprised that ASUU will still start another round of strike very soon, just like other associations like the doctors, in the Nigerian Labour Congress.
“The musical chairs of strikes and negotiations would continue to destabilise our economy until Aboriginal Democracy is accepted as the new political order in Nigeria,” he added.
