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The Joint Union of Tertiary Institutions (JUTI), Nasarawa State Chapter, on Friday, embarked on an indefinite strike following the state government’s failure to meet their demands on welfare issues.

The Chairman, Mr Samuel Bashayi made this disclosure in a statement in Lafia.

Bashayi, who is also the Chairman of the College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Akwanga Chapter, said the institutions involved in the strike are: College of Education Akwanga (COEA), College of Agriculture Lafia and Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia.

He said that the decision to embark on the strike was taken at the union’s state executive council meeting held at the state polytechnic, Lafia on Thursday.

“The strike followed the insensitivity of the state government to the plights of the affected institutions.

“The government has also failed to actively address the issues raised in the agreement reached between the union and the government,“ he said.

Bashayi added that in spite of repeated notices served on the government nothing was done to address our demands, hence the need to deploy the only option left to the union.

He said that the strike was aimed at pressing home the union`s demands on the issues of workers promotion, annual increment, arrears, among other.

“We will go ahead with the strike since the government had refused to implement all outstanding promotions of workers in spite of the ultimatum.

“The union had given the state government enough time to put everything in proper perspective, but yet the government is playing politics with the issue,” he said.

He directed all workers to remain at home from Friday to await positive response from the state government.
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WhenThe Joint Union of Tertiary Institutions (JUTI), Nasarawa State Chapter, on Friday, embarked on an indefinite strike following the state government’s failure to meet their demands on welfare issues.
The Chairman, Mr Samuel Bashayi made this disclosure in a statement in Lafia.
Bashayi, who is also the Chairman of the College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Akwanga Chapter, said the institutions involved in the strike are: College of Education Akwanga (COEA), College of Agriculture Lafia and Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia.
He said that the decision to embark on the strike was taken at the union’s state executive council meeting held at the state polytechnic, Lafia on Thursday.
“The strike followed the insensitivity of the state government to the plights of the affected institutions.
“The government has also failed to actively address the issues raised in the agreement reached between the union and the government,“ he said.
Bashayi added that in spite of repeated notices served on the government nothing was done to address our demands, hence the need to deploy the only option left to the union.
He said that the strike was aimed at pressing home the union`s demands on the issues of workers promotion, annual increment, arrears, among other.
“We will go ahead with the strike since the government had refused to implement all outstanding promotions of workers in spite of the ultimatum.

“The union had given the state government enough time to put everything in proper perspective, but yet the government is playing politics with the issue,” he said.

He directed all workers to remain at home from Friday to await positive response from the state government.

When Latest Reality Metro went round all the three affected institutions, it was observed that they were all deserted as offices were locked.

LR News reports that the union had on January 15 given the state government two months ultimatum.
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World Bank has approved a 486 million dollars credit facility to Nigeria for electricity grid improvements, the lender said on Friday.
“The investments under the Nigeria Electricity Transmission Project will increase the power transfer capacity of the transmission network and enable distribution companies to supply consumers with additional power,” the World Bank said.
Nigeria’s  power sector is often criticised by economists for holding back the country’s economic growth.
Businesses and households are subject to frequent blackouts, and many depend on their own generators that are expensive to run.
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The Ogun State Police Command has launched a manhunt for an Islamic cleric, identified only as Raheem, for allegedly killing a co-tenant, Monday Olaleye, aka Messiah.

The duo, who lived in a house on Adebayo Close, in the Ibafo, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state, reportedly had a disagreement which degenerated to fisticuffs.

The fight, which occured on Sunday, February 11, started after 49-year-old Olaleye demanded the N60 contribution of Raheem for the replacement of a burnt electric fuse.

Olaleye was appointed by other tenants to collect funds for the purchase of the new fuse, valued at N600.

During the fight, Raheem, aka Alfa, was alleged to have hit Olaleye with a stick, while the victim used a plastic chair to fight back. Both men were reportedly injured.

The next day, Olaleye’s health condition deteriorated and he was rushed to a private hospital where he was confirmed dead.

The deceased’s family members were said to have reported the case at the Ibafo Police Station.

Latest Reality Metro learnt that neighbours, who got wind of a possible mass arrest, fled the house.

When our correspondent visited the community on Thursday, he observed that the house had been locked up.

Residents approached for information either declined comment or feigned ignorance of the incident.

However, Latest Reality Metro established contact with a few of the runaway tenants, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

A father of two said the police locked up the house when they did not meet anyone, adding that they left with three generators belonging to tenants.

He said, “I remember the two men had a disagreement over payment for a burnt electrical fuse which was valued at N600. We are 10 tenants in the house occupying the 10 single room apartments. We divided the money and everybody was asked to pay N60.

“I was sleeping when I heard a noise. I was indisposed and couldn’t go out. But I learnt there was a fight between Alfa and Messiah over the fuse money. Within a few minutes, it was over and everybody dispersed.

“By morning, the man woke up, took his bath, drew water from the well, and prepared a meal which he ate. But around 12 noon, we observed that his door was ajar. I heard heavy breathing and rallied other tenants to get him to a hospital.”

Another tenant said no one knew the victim was ill until a family member visited him.

He noted that the relative raised the alarm, blaming the neighbours for being uncaring.

He said, “After we settled the dispute between him and Alfa, everybody left for their apartments. They were both OK. Messiah was a painter and he rarely went out. We all saw him do his chores that morning; nobody suspected anything until someone said he was breathing abnormally. A relative who visited him around 12 noon queried us for not checking up on him.

“We didn’t get a vehicle on time to convey him to a hospital. We later got one. The medical workers did not allow us to take him down from the vehicle before they said he was dead. Inasmuch as I find it difficult to connect his death to the fight, some people said he might have had internal bleeding.”

Latest Reality Metro gathered that the news of the death sent fear into the community, as many residents took to their heels.  The prime suspect, Raheem, who had gone to work, reportedly did not return to the house.

A female tenant said later that evening, the police arrived in the community in a bus.

“They broke Alfa’s apartment and took some things away. They also locked up the entire house after carrying away three generators. As I speak to you, most of the tenants are squatting with friends and family members. We have nowhere to go,” she said.

A senior police officer from the Ibafo division said it was a murder case, adding that it had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Eleweran, Abeokuta.

He urged the victim’s neighbours to come forward and assist the police with information.

“The suspect hit the man with a stick and he died. It is a murder case,” he added.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident.

He said, “There was a fight between the two tenants on Monday and in the process, one of them died. All the tenants in the house fled; nobody reported to the police. It was when the victim’s relatives arrived from Lagos that they met his corpse in the house. That was how the police knew about it.

“When we got there, we didn’t see anybody; the house was deserted. The police found two generators on the corridor and because it was not safe to leave them there, they decided to secure them by taking them to the station. We have not seen any of the tenants since then. The state Commissioner of Police, Ahmad Iliyasu, has ordered that the suspect be made to face the full wrath of the law.”

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A 25-year-old man, Benjamin Akegh, has been sentenced to one year’s imprisonment by a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for stealing a television belonging to the Redeemed Christian Church of God.

Akegh was jailed on Thursday without an option of fine by a presiding magistrate, Mr. L.O. Kazeem.

Latest Reality Metro learnt that the convict had on January 27 around 8pm sneaked into the children’s section of the RCCG parish, Tabernacle of Peace, on Oluwole Baker Street, Thomas Estate, Ajiwe, in the Ajah area of the state and stole a Plasma television set valued at N40,000.

He reportedly committed the crime while a service was ongoing at the main section of the church.

Our correspondent learnt that there was outage during the service.

As the prayers progressed, a church member, Olusola Osundare, was said to have gone to the children section to check if power had been restored when he caught Akegh in the act.

The convict was said to have escaped from the scene but was later caught by church members who gave him a hot chase.

The television, which belonged to the parish pastor, Ayodeji Adeniyi, was recovered from Akegh, after which he was handed over to the police at the Ajah division.
He was subsequently arraigned on January 31 on one count of stealing to which he pleaded guilty and the case was adjourned till Thursday for facts and sentence.
The charge read, “That you, Benjamin Akegh, on January 27, 2018 around 8pm on Oluwole Baker Street, Thomas Estate, Ajiwe, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did steal a 24-inche LG Plasma television, valued at N40,000, property of one Pastor Ayodeji Adeniyi, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2015.”

While presenting facts of the matter, the police prosecutor, Inspector Phillip Osijale, told the court that the convict had once been jailed for stealing, but did not turn a new leaf after he was released on December 20, 2017.

He said, “One Olusola Osundare of Oluwole Bakare Street, Thomas Estate, Ajah, came to the station and reported that there was an evening service at the Redeemed Christian Church of God at the aforementioned address. And that when he left to check whether power had been restored, he saw light in the children department of the church, whereas the light was not supposed to be on.

“That when he peeped, he saw that the TV set hanged on the wall was already removed and he decided to enter the apartment to see what was wrong.

“He said as he tried to open the door, something was pulling it back; then he applied force and called one other member in his reach. He said in the process, one Benjamin Akegh forced his way out and started running away. He was chased and finally apprehended.”

The presiding magistrate, Kazeem, said the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and sentenced Okegh to one year’s imprisonment without an option of fine.

He added that the jail term should start from Thursday, the day of the judgment.

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