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Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus has come out to clear the air about her age. The actress who turned a year older yesterday September 7, and was sent several 40th birthday wishes spoke with Encomium Magazine on how old she actually is. “Yes, today is my birthday, and I am so happy and fulfilled about it. I give God the glory.” On how old she is, the actress said: “I am 34 today. I thank God for all He has done in my life.” On talks about her being 40 and her lying about her age, she said: “Who said I am not 34? If I claim that, don’t you know I still have elderly ones? What age do you want them to be? Please, I have not clocked 40, I am 34. I don’t know why people are getting it wrong.”

The rave around  M.I Abaga ‘s recent intense interview a podcast does not look like ending anytime soon as it has birthed a new drama. During the interview, M.I mentioned that he still doesn’t know why him and fellow rapper,  Vector , haven’t done any record together, adding that he is the type of guy that wants to rap with everybody. Well, Vector has just refuted M.I’s claim, stating that he tried to get the Choc City boss on the remix of his 2015 single, ‘King Kong’ but M.I didn’t respond. Vector went on to say that he doesn’t involve himself in fake talks so if M.I is willing, then they should both hit the studio and rap. Now, this could be just the response needed because it will definitely spark conversations around why many heavyweights in the music industry have not collaborated with each other. M.I is yet to respond to Vector’s…

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board says it will shut down its Direct Entry admission e - registration portal on September 15 . The Head of Media and Information of the board , Dr .Fabian Benjamin , said this in Abuja on Friday . Benjamin urged the prospective candidates for the direct entry admission to register before the deadline , saying that the board might not extend the deadline . He also advised the candidates to re -upload their O ’ Level results in its new portal as the one previously used did not allow for the capturing of candidates ’ levels of grades . He further said that the candidates should use JAMB ’s approved Computer Based Test centres for the exercise . According to him , the new portal has provided a platform for the detailed categories of West African Examination results of candidates for proper placement . “The first platform that was used for the exercise did not create room for the capturing of the levels of grades such as ...

The Lagos State University has dismissed 15 academic Staff and two non -academic staff for different acts of misconduct . The school ’s governing council also demoted one academic staff and one non -academic staff . A statement on Friday by LASU ’s Acting Head , Centre for Information Press and Public Relations , Ademola Adekoya , said the decision was taken at the governing council ’s meeting on Thursday 7 September 2017 . It said the decision was in line with Section 6 ( 1) and ( 2 ) of the Lagos State University Law 2004 ( as amended) , the Council of the Lagos State University as the governing authority of the University , and exercises general oversight over the Institution and its affairs . The statement said , “Dr. Isaac Akinloye , OYEWUNMI , Senior Lecturer , Department of Human Kinetics , Sports and Health Education , Faculty of Education was established to have demanded the sum of N 50 , 000 ( Fifty Thousand Naira only ) from 2003 modular year stude...

Kaduna Polytechnic branch of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, on Friday commenced an indefinite strike over welfare issues and decayed infrastructure . Publicity Secretary of the chapter , Abbas Muhammad , told the News Agency of Nigeria in a telephone interview that the action was taken following the alleged failure of the polytechnic’s management to respect earlier agreements . Muhammad said , “We resumed the earlier suspended strike following a unanimous congress decision by the academic staff of the institution demanding the management to immediately address their demands . “The latest face- off between the academic union and the Kaduna Polytechnic management is coming on the heels of an emergency congress presided by the unions General Secretary , Dr Talatu Umar. “The ASUP members resolved to suspend all academic activities, with a passionate call on the government , general public and all stakeholders to prevail on the management to do the need...

Governor Nasir el -Rufai of Kaduna State says President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Aisha Alhassan as a minister despite complaints by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress . El -Rufai lambasted the Minister of Women Affairs for being disloyal to the President , adding that she was never a Buhari supporter but a loyalist of former Vice -President Atiku Abubakar . The governor said this while speaking with State House Correspondents at the Villa on Friday . El -Rufai said Alhassan did not also vote for Buhari during the APC presidential primary . He advised Nigerians not to be surprised or shocked at her outburst . He , however , said her retention or otherwise as a cabinet minister should be at the discretion of the President.

The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities , after a 14 - hour meeting which ended on Friday morning , issued a communique , giving the union a one-week ultimatum to get back to the government on the strike action. The Minister of Labour and Employment , Chris Ngige , who highlighted the communique to journalists by 3 .30 am on Friday , said the government had pledged itself to the contentious issues raised by the union . Ngige said , “To remind you, some of them are the funding of universities , earned academic allowances , staff schools , salary shortfalls , the issue of the Treasury Single Account among others . Most of these issues stem from the 2009 agreement and the 2013 Memorandum of Understanding that the government had with ASUU . “Government is a continuum . Most of these issues did not crop up during the Buhari administration . We inherited them . Based on our conclusions , the ASUU will consult with its members and revert to the gover...

GOVERNOR Abiola Ajimobi, during a recent programme at the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS), told the people of the state how he took a loan from the United States government to pay his tuition fees when he was in the university. This was good news coming from the governor. The United States government should be commended for introducing a system whereby students obtain loans to fund their education and then pay up after graduating. There are many youths in secondary school and universities whose parents cannot afford to pay their tuition fees. Some have even left school. The ‘one million boys’ who are terrorising Oyo State probably had no means to go to school. I want to urge Senator Ajimobi to introduce the loan system for needy students. There is no better time to do this than now. Governor Ajimobi, who described what the American government did to him as the best thing, could ask wealthy indigenes of Oyo State home and abroad to donate money to actualise the scheme. ...

The striking university lecturers, ASUU, have agreed to consider the federal government’s offer and suspend their strike. The agreement comes after 12 hours, 30 minutes of a closed door meeting between ASUU and a government delegation in Abuja. The leadership of ASUU, however, said though it accepted the proposal presented by the government, it will take the proposal to its members and get back to the government in a week. Biodun Ogunyemi, the national president of ASUU, told journalists after the meeting that the union will come back after one week to take its final decisions.