Tuesday 26 March 2013
Absentee Shomolu councillor who lives in USA but still collects salary.
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Monday 25 March 2013
Serious crisis in Kings College, Lagos
Concerned parents of
the respected Kings College, Lagos have sent a petition to the Chairman, Senate
Committee on Education as regards the attitude of the principal.
Titled SERIOUS
CRISIS IN KING’S COLLEGE LAGOS, they
said the ugly incidents started in November 2011. As serious as it is, some of
the issues raised in the petition is already a subject matter of litigation
before the Lagos High Court in suit Nos. ID/142/2012.
However, the principal
refused to appear before the court rather he sends his teachers to represent
him claiming that at his level, he cannot be seen in the courts thereby giving
the impression that he is above sanctions.
The issues raised
were:
DISTRUPTION OF PTA
MEETING/EXECUTIVE
The principal,
Otunba Oladele Olapeju, aborted the P.T.A. election which was schedule to hold
on the 27th Nov. 2011 and appointed his own candidate, Mr. Emmanuel Oriakhi, to
run the affairs of the P.T.A on an interim basis, not minding the fact that the
P.T.A. constitution has no provision for interim administration.
The principal on his own without recourse to the general house changed some portions of the P.T.A. constitution and claimed that it was on the instruction of the Minister of Education.
In March 2012, election was conducted to elect new executives to take over from the illegal interim administration but the principal usurped the mandate given by the parents in the case of the Financial Secretary with the reason and excuse that there was a letter again from the Minister of Education stating that the post of Financial Secretary must be held by the school staff.
The principal on his own without recourse to the general house changed some portions of the P.T.A. constitution and claimed that it was on the instruction of the Minister of Education.
In March 2012, election was conducted to elect new executives to take over from the illegal interim administration but the principal usurped the mandate given by the parents in the case of the Financial Secretary with the reason and excuse that there was a letter again from the Minister of Education stating that the post of Financial Secretary must be held by the school staff.
To that effect, he
appointed the School Store Keeper as PTA Financial Secretary. This he did to
enable him take over the control of the finance of the P.T.A.
The imposed PTA Chairman, Mr. Emmanuel Oriakhi with the connivance of the Principal single-handedly brought some members of the interim committee into the executive as ex-officio and as at this report they are the ones that coordinates PTA key projects, for instance, School Bus Shuttle Services, Laundry etc. in order to continue to perpetuate their fraudulent and illegal acts.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE P.T.A HOSTEL SCAM
The school management through the principal wrote a letter to PTA, requesting for assistance to build a 5 storey Hostel block to accommodate the teaming population of the student. This request was accepted by the parents in PTA general meeting. A building levy of N15,000 was agreed, just for the Principal and his partner the PTA Chairman to impose N40,000 on parents of the new intakes.
At the commencement of the Hostel project, the Chairman and the Principal with impunity connived to impose two unqualified main contractors to handle the project, shrouded in secrecy, without the knowledge of other members of the executives, without going through the due process of tendering and bidding which is expected for such Capital project, they did this to protect their fraudulent interest.
ADMISSION SCAM
The principal sometime before September admission in 2012, made an open promise to parents in PTA General meeting that he will assist parents whose children failed to secure admission into JSS1 and SS1 on merit to secure admission. The PTA Chairman acting as a front for the principal, informed parents to either bring 50 bags of cement or the cash equivalent of N100,000 as a support for the Hostel building project before the admission will be given.
About 50 parents paid the sum of N100,000 each and were issued fictitious receipts for cement as a cover up. What was very disheartening in this act, was the fact that children with higher scores whose parents could not afford to pay N100,000 were denied and the fund raised diverted, as the Principal insisted and collected the money from PTA personally before signing the admission letters.
UNHEALTHY BOARDING HOUSE FACILITY
Some of the SS1 – SS3 students at the main camp have been sleeping on the corridors of the hostels since the beginning of this session, because of the greed of the principal, who gave admission to more students over the existing capacity and facility available in the school. This act has over-stretched the existing structures and facilities thereby affecting the welfare of our children that paid for boarding accommodation.
COMMERCIALISING THE SCHOOL PREMISES
The Annex Campus of Victoria Island had been turned into car park for banks and their customers such as GT Bank at Adeyemo Alakija which has no car park due to the high rise and no space building that it has. The principal leased out the school premises to them for a high amount of money thereby endangering the lives of our children. Not minding the spate of insecurity in our society today.
Shops and business centers were constructed everywhere making the school atmosphere un-conducive for learning. But for the intervention of Lagos State Environmental Agencies that demolished some of the shops that were recently constructed, our children would have been learning in a market square other than school premises.
During the weekends, the school premise in the Annex Campus is rented out at a fee for one social function or the other and parties are thrown without caution and recourse to the fact that this is a learning environment for children in JSS1-JSS3 whose ages range between 10-13 years (Moral bankruptcy).
IMPOSED RAFFLE TICKET LEVY
At the resumption of this second term, the principal Otunba Oladele Olapeju with the connivance of the P.T.A. Chairman Mr. Emman Oriakhi suddenly increased the PTA levies from N7,500:00 to N20,500:00, imposing an additional N10,000:00 tagged Raffle ticket levy, and N3,000:00 as laundry fee, without discussing it at the general meeting for approval.
MISMANAGEMENT OF PTA FUND
The PTA Chairman and his cronies dispenses PTA money as their personal money, himself and the principal, through the imposed Secretary Mrs. Umeano a teacher, who co-sign the PTA cheques with the Chairman. They decide on what areas to utilize the funds and allocate contracts to their cronies without the knowledge of other members of the executives and approval of the general house. They run the PTA without a budget, no checks and balances. It has become so bad, that the Chairman operates the P.T.A. Secretariat from his personal office at Alaka, along Funso Williams Avenue Surelere, where he keeps contract files away from other members of the executives.
The principal and the chairman uses different fictitious contractor names to siphon the P.T.A. money without the approval of the general house and do not render an account to the general house. Among many others are the Cleaning contractor imposed on the PTA, since Nov. 27th 2011, which the PTA pays the sum of N500,000;00 monthly for service not rendered, and the sum of N1.5million paid monthly for PTA staff that does not exist.
CONCLUSION
Rancor and crisis is brewing up now in the school at the moment because of the building levy that is incessantly imposed on parents, the unhealthy and not conducive learning environment that the school has subjected our children to and our children return home at the end of every term with water related sicknesses, in spite of all the good-wills offered to the school by parents and corporate bodies. Parents are asking questions and are of the opinion that the previous money paid for the building project is not being judiciously utilized. Raffle ticket shared to students for sales should not be made compulsory for them to pay before completion of the sale.
We hereby do appeal to the Chairman, Senate Committee on Education and to all concerned to come to the rescue of the Students, Parents, Teachers and the good image of this premier institution from collapse and to correct these administrative ills being perpetuated by the principal and his partner P.T.A Chairman to return Kings College to its former glory. We will appreciate your immediate intervention to correct these wrongs in order to give us the joy of seeing the king’s college of our dream.
Thank you as we look forward for your urgent intervention into this matter.
Yours Sincerely,
Concerned Parents.
The imposed PTA Chairman, Mr. Emmanuel Oriakhi with the connivance of the Principal single-handedly brought some members of the interim committee into the executive as ex-officio and as at this report they are the ones that coordinates PTA key projects, for instance, School Bus Shuttle Services, Laundry etc. in order to continue to perpetuate their fraudulent and illegal acts.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE P.T.A HOSTEL SCAM
The school management through the principal wrote a letter to PTA, requesting for assistance to build a 5 storey Hostel block to accommodate the teaming population of the student. This request was accepted by the parents in PTA general meeting. A building levy of N15,000 was agreed, just for the Principal and his partner the PTA Chairman to impose N40,000 on parents of the new intakes.
At the commencement of the Hostel project, the Chairman and the Principal with impunity connived to impose two unqualified main contractors to handle the project, shrouded in secrecy, without the knowledge of other members of the executives, without going through the due process of tendering and bidding which is expected for such Capital project, they did this to protect their fraudulent interest.
ADMISSION SCAM
The principal sometime before September admission in 2012, made an open promise to parents in PTA General meeting that he will assist parents whose children failed to secure admission into JSS1 and SS1 on merit to secure admission. The PTA Chairman acting as a front for the principal, informed parents to either bring 50 bags of cement or the cash equivalent of N100,000 as a support for the Hostel building project before the admission will be given.
About 50 parents paid the sum of N100,000 each and were issued fictitious receipts for cement as a cover up. What was very disheartening in this act, was the fact that children with higher scores whose parents could not afford to pay N100,000 were denied and the fund raised diverted, as the Principal insisted and collected the money from PTA personally before signing the admission letters.
UNHEALTHY BOARDING HOUSE FACILITY
Some of the SS1 – SS3 students at the main camp have been sleeping on the corridors of the hostels since the beginning of this session, because of the greed of the principal, who gave admission to more students over the existing capacity and facility available in the school. This act has over-stretched the existing structures and facilities thereby affecting the welfare of our children that paid for boarding accommodation.
COMMERCIALISING THE SCHOOL PREMISES
The Annex Campus of Victoria Island had been turned into car park for banks and their customers such as GT Bank at Adeyemo Alakija which has no car park due to the high rise and no space building that it has. The principal leased out the school premises to them for a high amount of money thereby endangering the lives of our children. Not minding the spate of insecurity in our society today.
Shops and business centers were constructed everywhere making the school atmosphere un-conducive for learning. But for the intervention of Lagos State Environmental Agencies that demolished some of the shops that were recently constructed, our children would have been learning in a market square other than school premises.
During the weekends, the school premise in the Annex Campus is rented out at a fee for one social function or the other and parties are thrown without caution and recourse to the fact that this is a learning environment for children in JSS1-JSS3 whose ages range between 10-13 years (Moral bankruptcy).
IMPOSED RAFFLE TICKET LEVY
At the resumption of this second term, the principal Otunba Oladele Olapeju with the connivance of the P.T.A. Chairman Mr. Emman Oriakhi suddenly increased the PTA levies from N7,500:00 to N20,500:00, imposing an additional N10,000:00 tagged Raffle ticket levy, and N3,000:00 as laundry fee, without discussing it at the general meeting for approval.
MISMANAGEMENT OF PTA FUND
The PTA Chairman and his cronies dispenses PTA money as their personal money, himself and the principal, through the imposed Secretary Mrs. Umeano a teacher, who co-sign the PTA cheques with the Chairman. They decide on what areas to utilize the funds and allocate contracts to their cronies without the knowledge of other members of the executives and approval of the general house. They run the PTA without a budget, no checks and balances. It has become so bad, that the Chairman operates the P.T.A. Secretariat from his personal office at Alaka, along Funso Williams Avenue Surelere, where he keeps contract files away from other members of the executives.
The principal and the chairman uses different fictitious contractor names to siphon the P.T.A. money without the approval of the general house and do not render an account to the general house. Among many others are the Cleaning contractor imposed on the PTA, since Nov. 27th 2011, which the PTA pays the sum of N500,000;00 monthly for service not rendered, and the sum of N1.5million paid monthly for PTA staff that does not exist.
CONCLUSION
Rancor and crisis is brewing up now in the school at the moment because of the building levy that is incessantly imposed on parents, the unhealthy and not conducive learning environment that the school has subjected our children to and our children return home at the end of every term with water related sicknesses, in spite of all the good-wills offered to the school by parents and corporate bodies. Parents are asking questions and are of the opinion that the previous money paid for the building project is not being judiciously utilized. Raffle ticket shared to students for sales should not be made compulsory for them to pay before completion of the sale.
We hereby do appeal to the Chairman, Senate Committee on Education and to all concerned to come to the rescue of the Students, Parents, Teachers and the good image of this premier institution from collapse and to correct these administrative ills being perpetuated by the principal and his partner P.T.A Chairman to return Kings College to its former glory. We will appreciate your immediate intervention to correct these wrongs in order to give us the joy of seeing the king’s college of our dream.
Thank you as we look forward for your urgent intervention into this matter.
Yours Sincerely,
Concerned Parents.
You CAN be happier @ work
I surf the net over the weekend and came across
different suggestions from around the world on how to be happier at work. Faced
with everyday challenge, you can experience more joy at work; just follow these
simple rules.
1. If you cannot control it, don’t be preoccupied with it. Be focussed on your thoughts and actions that you can control.
2. Know and keep your personal limits and boundaries. Never let work situations push you into places that violate your privacy and integrity.
3. Don't compare yourself to others. There is no basis for comparison because you don’t know where others are headed.
4. Don't over commit yourself or your team. Making promises that you (or your team) can't reasonably keep is simply a way to create failure and disappointment.
5. You have your own fair share of 24hrs. Nobody got any more than you did, so stop complaining.
6. Don't take yourself so seriously; nobody else does. If you can't laugh at yourself, everyone else will be laughing behind your back.
7. It is allowed to daydream, more. It's when you let your thoughts wander that you're more likely to have the insights that will make you both unique and more competitive.
8. Shun hatred, it’s a waste of energy and health. If you can't take action, you're better off to forgive and forget.
9. Make peace with your past. Focusing on past mistakes or wrongs inflicted on you is exactly like driving a car while looking in the rear view mirror.
10. Don't try to "win" every argument. Winning is not as important as action taken after argument.
11. No one but you is in charge of your happiness. You owe it to yourself and your co-workers to either find a job that makes you happy or make the best of the job you have.
12. Smile and laugh more frequently. They're part of a cycle that both creates and reinforces happiness. Find reasons to smile and never suppress a laugh.
13. Don't waste precious energy on malice and gossip. Stop and ask yourself, “How would I feel if it’s about me?
14. Don't worry what others think about you. It's none of your business and a total waste of time and energy to try.
15. Change is inevitable. Whether you're celebrating or mourning or something in between, this, too, will pass.
16. Believe that the best is yet to come, no matter what.
1. If you cannot control it, don’t be preoccupied with it. Be focussed on your thoughts and actions that you can control.
2. Know and keep your personal limits and boundaries. Never let work situations push you into places that violate your privacy and integrity.
3. Don't compare yourself to others. There is no basis for comparison because you don’t know where others are headed.
4. Don't over commit yourself or your team. Making promises that you (or your team) can't reasonably keep is simply a way to create failure and disappointment.
5. You have your own fair share of 24hrs. Nobody got any more than you did, so stop complaining.
6. Don't take yourself so seriously; nobody else does. If you can't laugh at yourself, everyone else will be laughing behind your back.
7. It is allowed to daydream, more. It's when you let your thoughts wander that you're more likely to have the insights that will make you both unique and more competitive.
8. Shun hatred, it’s a waste of energy and health. If you can't take action, you're better off to forgive and forget.
9. Make peace with your past. Focusing on past mistakes or wrongs inflicted on you is exactly like driving a car while looking in the rear view mirror.
10. Don't try to "win" every argument. Winning is not as important as action taken after argument.
11. No one but you is in charge of your happiness. You owe it to yourself and your co-workers to either find a job that makes you happy or make the best of the job you have.
12. Smile and laugh more frequently. They're part of a cycle that both creates and reinforces happiness. Find reasons to smile and never suppress a laugh.
13. Don't waste precious energy on malice and gossip. Stop and ask yourself, “How would I feel if it’s about me?
14. Don't worry what others think about you. It's none of your business and a total waste of time and energy to try.
15. Change is inevitable. Whether you're celebrating or mourning or something in between, this, too, will pass.
16. Believe that the best is yet to come, no matter what.
Thursday 21 March 2013
World's Mysterious Buildings
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Skara Brae, Orkney
Islands, Scotland
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Renwick Hospital, Roosevelt
Island, New York City
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Kolmanskop Diamond
Camp, Skeleton
Coast, Namibia
Local Bushmen
considered Namibia’s Skeleton Coast “The Land God Made in Anger,” while the
Portuguese called it “The Gates of Hell.” |
World Oral Health Day: Lagos eyes World Record Toothbrushing Challenge (PHOTO)
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Some of the pupils drawn from the Lagos State Educational District IV looking ahead for the flag off ceremony of the Lagos World Record Toothbrushing Challenge to mark the World Oral Health Day 2013.
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Here, they brush their teeth for the Lagos World Record Toothbrushing Challenge to mark the World Oral Health Day 2013 organised by HEIT Solutions in partnership with the Office of the Special Adviser on Public Health, Close Up Unilever, Core Media and others at the Sports Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos on Wednesday March 20, 2013.
Monday 18 March 2013
Lagos warms up for World Record Toothbrushing Challenge
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| Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Health, Dr Yewande Adeshina (middle) with the Brand Manager, Close-Up Unilever Nigeria, Mr. Dexta Adeola (right) and the Project Head of the World Record Toothbrushing Challenge, Dr Bakare Lawal (left) at the press conference on the Lagos World Record Toothbrushing Challenge held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa Secretariat, Lagos on Sunday, March 17, 2013. |
Lagos has announced the flag-off of the Lagos World Record Toothbrushing Challenge to mark the World Oral Health Day on Wednesday, March 20. The Challenge plans to break the Guinness Book of Records earlier set by India by assembling 300,000 students to perform the act of brushing their teeth at the same time.
Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Public Health, Dr. (Mrs.) Yewande Adesina, made this revelation recently at Alausa, Ikeja.
The
latest Guinness Book of Records on the event currently held by India is the
bringing together of 176,000 people to brush their teeth at the same time.
The
Special Adviser enjoined all corporate bodies in the State and other
stakeholders in dental health and general health to support the programme,
adding, “We will be taking on the actual challenge in a few weeks time when we
will have 300,000 students brushing their teeth at the same time in an attempt
to break the record set in India of about 176,000 people brushing their teeth
at the same time”.
The
World Oral Health Day is celebrated on the 20th of March every year and the aim
was to remind the public of the important role healthy mouth gum and teeth play
in the overall health of an individual.
The theme
for this year’s World Oral Health Day
is, Healthy Teeth for Healthy Life.Thursday 14 March 2013
THE NEW PINK EPAD JUST FOR WOMEN!
Now there's a tablet computer just for women and it is
preloaded with lady-friendly apps displayed on a fancy, pink background!
Features:
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Preloaded
with applications so you can just turn it on and log in to cooking recipes or
yoga.
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Two
yoga apps, two grocery list apps, pregnancy apps, a clothing-size converter,
several cooking apps, and a "Women's Assistant" represented by a scale
with a measuring tape wrapped around its middle.
Monday 11 March 2013
pics of traditional wedding of 2face and Annie macaulay in Akwa Ibom State
The day finally came for 2face and Annie macaulay to be joined together as husband and wife in the traditional way and guests to the event were not disappointed. The event took place on Friday March 8, 2013.
Here are some pictures from the event.
Thursday 7 March 2013
WWE’s resident mortician ‘Paul Bearer’ dead at 58
Like him or hate him, wrestling fans can never ignore The
Undertaker and his manager, Paul Bearer. The duo adds more excitement and some
mystery to the game.
Bearer's face was usually painted a pasty white and he would
carry an urn with him to ringside. He was known for a demonic laugh and the
catch phrase, "Oh, yes!"
Unfortunately, Paul, whose real names are William Moody, died
on Tuesday at the age of 58.
Moody's wife, Diana, predeceased him in 2009. He is survived
by sons Michael and Daniel.
Tuesday 5 March 2013
Female rapper, BUTAFLY (TBB), breaks her silence with "started from the bottom" (A Drake cover)
Nigerian upcoming Hip-hop artiste, Butafly aka TBB whose smashing mixtape single “Gidi Gurl” has been referred to as one of the best materials from a female rapper in recent times has broken her silence with a breathtaking cover version of the new hit single “Started From The Bottom” by Canadian born rapper, Drake.
According to the Lagos based rapper, “The Original version by Drake is totally inspiring, I decided to record a cover version after my first listen and this will certainly whet the appetite of my fans who are eagerly anticipating a new release from me after 'Gidi Gurl' ".
Butafly is currently recording new materials which will soon be premiered online and subsequently on radio stations across the country, the first on the list is “Sploofic”, an urban rap tune produced by Prolishey and scheduled for a March 11th, 2013 release.
The music industry is no doubt ready for the versatile female rapper set to storm the scene soon.
TRY THESE NATURAL REMEDIES
Coconut and bulge
Studies have showed that coconut oil is packed with medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) that prod the liver to burn body fat 50% faster than normal. When women eat two tablespoons of coconut oil, fresh coconut meat or coconut milk daily, they can effortlessly shed up to three pounds every month.
Ginger and Triglycerides
According to researchers, a daily dose of ginger can cut your production of artery-clogging fats called triglycerides by 27%. Plus, it’s twice as effective as aspirin at preventing dangerous blood clots -- ginger dampens inflammation, which is a key step in stopping the formation of clots.
The more reason Indonesia grows and consumes, more ginger than almost any other country in the world. Aside cooking it, they use it to make ginger tea, candy, bread and a host of other tasty treats.
Garlic and viral invasions
Researchers suggested that just jazzing up your diet with a daily clove of garlic could cut your risk of viral infections as much as 43% , even if you’re surrounded by sniffling, sneezing loved ones. Garlic is packed with allicin, an immunity-boosting sulfur compound that sabotages the growth and spread of invading germs.
Honey and sinus/throat infections
The natural antibiotics and enzymes in unpasteurized honey (but not the heat-treated kind) destroy almost 100% of bacteria and viruses on contact -- and that includes the bugs that cause painful sinus and throat infections.
Just mix two tablespoons of unpasteurized honey into your daily coffee or tea to prevent (and help fight) these painful infections. For best results, choose a dark-coloured honey as they contain up to 20 times more antioxidants than light-coloured clover honey.
Aloe Vera and skin rashes
Aloe can reduce redness, speed healing, increase your skin’s
moisture level and strengthen its resistance to irritants like chemicals and
soaps. Not only does this reduce itching and dryness, it prevents future rashy
flare-ups.
If you are having skin issues, look for aloe vera cream or
gel in your health food store and apply three times daily to rash-prone areas.
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