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UniAbuja chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) started a two-week warning strike on Monday over the failure of government to implement a visitation panel report. Dr Clement Chup, the Chairman, University of Abuja branch of ASUU, who disclosed this at a press conference, said Federal Government’s delay in implementing the white paper was not in the interest of the university. He said the union’s resolution to embark on a two-week warning strike followed government’s failure to listen to the university’s longstanding complaints over governance crisis at the institution. According to him, the specific element of the crisis is the continuing delay in the implementation of the recommendations of the report of the 2012 Presidential Visitation Panel. Chup said the implementation of the report would no doubt commence the needed cleansing and rebuilding that would bring lasting solution to the crisis in the university. “In view of the deliberate delay of government to ...

Kim Kardashian vs. Kate Middleton In July 2013, Kim Kardashian and Kate Middleton will give birth to two of the most famous babies in the world. One is the child-to-be of a Grammy-winning rapper and a reality TV mogul; the other is the future heir to the British throne. As the world waits to meet them both, all eyes are on their pregnant moms.

Michael Jordan just got married this weekend for the second time and spent a cool $10 million on the ceremony. Clearly he has cash to burn since his divorce from Juanita Jordan cost him $168 million. So a $10 million wedding is almost insulting if he spent that much to divorce his ex-wife.

A cow has been arrested by officers of the Nigeria Police attached to Sango-Ota Area Command over the murder of a 24-year-old man identified as Azeez Salako at Ilata area of Ota, a suburb of Ogun State.

Stephen Keshi, has been rated the fifth best coach in Africa following his exploits with the three- time winners during the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.

About five police officers were killed in an attack in Bama Town of Borno State. Barely a week after a massacre in Baga community of Borno State, a gun battle similar to the Baga massacre occurred on Thursday in Bama Town of the state, claiming 17 lives including soldiers and police officers, security officials said. "The commanding military officer in charge of Bama Barracks, A.G Laka told the visiting Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, that trouble started in the commercial town of Bama when armed Boko Haram gunmen attacked a police patrol vehicle of a Divisional Police Officer killing two cops.

A stuntman Sailendra Nath Roy a 49-year-old police officer ,who held the Guinness World Record for covering the longest distance on a zip wire hanging by a tuft of his hair met an unexpected end in West Bengal Sunday while trying to cross the Teesta river, hanging   180m (594ft) wire above the water by his hair.

At a thanksgiving service held  in honour of a former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, in Abuja. Obasanjo said if  the Goodluck Jonathan administration was keen on probing  his government, it should come after him instead of  people that served under him. He also flayed the plan by the  Federal Government to set up a pipeline protection agency, saying it was another avenue for corruption.

The teenager (names withheld) has been rescued by policemen attached to Ikoyi division under Area ‘A’ command, from the kidnapper’s den last Friday, in a forest located in Olorun Lekan village, Oja-Odan, in Ilaro, Ogun State.

The Federal Government has ordered the retrenchment of no fewer than 20,000 workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, ahead of takeover by successful bidders of its assets.

 Mercy Jonshon and husband today dedicated their 4 month old daughter, Purity Okojie at Christ Embassy Church and had another party at their Ajah home where they welcomed guests who came to celebrate with them.

President Barack Obama cracked jokes about his "Muslim socialist" background and copying his wife's hairstyle at the White House Correspondents' dinner. Related articles President Obama plays Daniel Day Lewis in White House skit - Video (abujatalk.com) How Barack and Michelle Obama Stop Daughters from Getting Tattoos (abujatalk.com) President Obama Gun Control Bill Suffers A Big Setback (abujatalk.com)

The White House releases a video of Barack Obama pretending to be method actor Daniel Day-Lewis portraying the president. A skit for the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, Obama speaks, as Day-Lewis,

Adel Jamil Bejjani  a Lebanese citizen in Nigeria on Saturday,was beaten to death by unidentified men during a robbery operation,” .

 "In an emotional ceremony filled with tears and applause, a 70-year-old Kentucky woman was ordained a priest on Saturday as part of a dissident group operating outside of official Roman Catholic Church authority. Rosemarie Smead is one of about 150 women around the world who have decided not to wait for the Roman Catholic Church to lift its ban on women priests, but to be ordained and start their own congregations.

It is becoming a recurrence decimal, that students sitting for JAMB exam hoping to get into higher institution ends up dashing their hope as a result of one evil avoidable occurrence call accident,No fewer than nine candidates going to sit for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examinations today were feared dead in an auto crash on the Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway.

Justin Bieber and Selena , back together again, Less than an hour ago, Justin uploaded a moody black-and-white photo of him and his on-again off-again girlfriend Selena Gomez .

"A Borno State Senator, Maina Lawan , on Saturday revealed that the actual death toll in the clash between soldiers and Boko Haram is 228, while over 4000 houses were also burnt down.

More than 84 hours after the horrendous tragedy, Bangladeshi rescuers Saturday pulled 29 more people alive from beneath the rubble of the collapsed building that has left 352 people dead so far.

A man who had doused himself in petrol turned into a human fireball when police shot him with a Taser. Andrew Pimlott, 32, suffered horrific injuries in the confrontation outside his house and died in a hospital burns unit five days later.

 A minibus carrying a group of women to a hen night has been involved in a motorway crash with a lorry, leaving one dead and 21 injured. Firefighters, paramedics and at least six air ambulances were sent the scene of the collision on the M62 in Pontefract, West Yorkshire.

"NO fewer than 12 persons killed yesterday in the heart of Awka, Anambra State when a tanker carrying palm kernel oil lost its brakes and rammed into Bus Park on the foot of the pedestrian cross at the popular UNIZIK junction in the town.

Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Mariam Aloma Mukhtar, has approved the suspension of Justice Abubakar Talba of the FCT High Court, Gudu, Abuja.

Nigerian Aviation Authorities on Friday temporarily prevented the private plane of the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi , from leaving the Akure Airport.

"The first of 500 Marines have begun deploying to Spain as part of a new rapid reaction force to respond to threats against U.S. citizens, government personnel or installations in Africa.

Mohammed Chad, a top Boko Haram Commander and an indigene of Marte Local Government Area of  Borno State who has been on the wanted list of the Joint Task Force (JTF) has been killed in a shootout with JTF and men of the SSS at Ruwan Zafi of Maiduguri Metropolis in Borno.

" Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram was paid an equivalent of around $3.15 million (2 million pounds) by French and Cameroonian negotiators before freeing seven French hostages this month, a confidential Nigerian government report obtained by Reuters said".

Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi's aircraft was today grounded as aviation agencies prevented the aircraft of the governor from leaving Akure Airport in Ondo State shortly after the governor and his aides returned from the burial of late deputy governor of Ekiti State, Olufunmilayo Olayinka.

 Nigeria, Top nollywood  stars are currently on set of a new movie,Father Moses by Yomi Fabiyi.

Gwyneth Paltrow amazed everybody when she walked the red carpet in an Antonio Berardi dress at the Iron Man 3 premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood Apr. 24. According to the Oscar winner, the risque gown -- which featured sheer panels on the side -- was a last-minute decision. "I kind of had a disaster. I was doing a show and I changed there and I went I couldn't wear underwear. I don't think I can tell this story on TV," the 40-year-old said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Apr. 26. "Well, let's just say everyone went scrambling for a razor." Gwyneth Paltrow makes an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Friday, April 26th. Credit: Michael Rozman/Warner Bros. Paltrow said she was "humiliated" by the bad press the garment generated. A curious DeGeneres then asked, "It was just the side of your leg. . .What is going on with you?"

Kate Middleton, Prince Harry and Prince William all went on a tour of Warner Bros. Studios where they took a “Making of Harry Potter” tour and saw some props from the Batman movies, reports Celebrity Baby Scoop.

Check out the official music video for one of the biggest songs of the year, Iyanya feat. Wizkid, “Sexy Mama”

Waje again! what do you think about her looks here? well i think she looks like a goddess here, in this she gives an expose on her life, plans for the future and some interesting facts about herself her fans may not know.

Glo Mobile has appoint veteran singer Onyeka Onwenu and popular rapper Jude Abaga ,a.k.a. M.I ., from Nigeria and Reggie Rockstone , hip-life artiste from Ghana as judges for X Factor, the world’s biggest singing reality TV show, which the company has brought to Africa for the first time.

. The President comes prepared, Obama tells Today reporter Savannah Guthrie. .“Michelle and I have used this strategy when it comes to things like tattoos,”  “What we've said to the girls is, if you guys ever decide you're going to get a tattoo, then Mommy and me will get the exact same tattoo, in the same place, and we'll go on YouTube and show it off as a family tattoo.”

Emeka Ugwuonye, a U.S.-based Nigerian lawyer, resident in the state of Maryland, was  today ordered to refund the controversial $1.55 million belonging to the Nigerian government.at the United States District Court

The United States has again told President Goodluck Jonathan to be serious about the fight against corruption, saying only if the president does so, will he be seen as serious about good governance. The American Ambassador to Nigeria, Terence McCulley, stated this in an editorial published on the U.S. embassy website.

elling a lady to shake her hair, is calling for trouble offcourse every lady knows that their beauty lies mostly on the hair, it will definitely cost a lot to shave a lady's Hair considering what they put in to grow them, so Nollywood actresses  Chika Ike  shaving her heads to properly depict a role in a " Moment of Tears”  movie

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that a new U.S. $100 bill — first announced back in 2010 — will debut on Oct. 8, 2013. This is only the fourth time in U.S. history that the $100 bill has been redesigned.

Two people have been charged in relation to topless photos of the Duchess of Cambridge published by a French celebrity magazine.

"Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu checked into a South African hospital Wednesday for treatment of a persistent infection, his foundation announced.

At least 80 people has reportedly been killed and hundreds injured when an eight-story building collapsed Wednesday morning on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital, the national news agency reported.

Popular Nigerian comedian and MC, Princess Damilola Adekoya is officially married. Princess and her lover Ade on Monday, April 22, 2013 made it official at the Federal Marriage Registry, Ikoyi, Lagos.

Money is talking! Money didn't slow these ladies down one minute. It just made them that much more driven. Here are the business savvy celebrities who have a billion dollars on their arms...

Actors tend to marry actors. Musicians marry musicians. Occasionally models and athletes will cross paths, but some actors, stars, models, whatever just REALLY love musicians. Whether it’s their jet-setting lifestyle or musical talent, stars love musicians. These are the celebs that married singers.