CRUTECH Students, Workers Protest Against Lack Security

Angry students and employees of Cross Rivers University of Technology, CRUTECH, took to the streets to protest about the lack of on-campus security following encroachment into the school by members of the Efut community in the Calabar area of the state.



The university workers, represented by the Association of Resident of Staff Quarters, CRUTECH, Calabar campus, made their anger known in a letter delivered to the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Professor Anthony Owan-Enoh.

The furious employees, accompanies by students living in university accommodation, said they had become regular victims of robbery attacks.

Different placards were displayed by the workers with inscriptions such as, ‘No future for development in CRUTECH,’ ‘Our gates must no longer be used as an access to any community,’ and ‘CRUTECH in the midst of illegal community,’ among others.

Dr. Samuel who serves as the Chairman of the association, said it was disgraceful that a major portion of university land had been sold by Efut community leaders and developed by people not known to the university.

“You are aware that for some time, the main campus has become a point of constant raids by robbers,” he said.

“Frustrated staff, residents on the main campus took their fate in their hands by sourcing for alternative security arrangements which led to formation of vigilance groups with materials bought by residents.

Dr Samuel (first name not given) described the sale of CRUTECH land as a serious security threat to the campus as the land was bought by people of dubious moral character.

“Our current neighbours have access to their houses through the main gate and litter the quarters at night with their cars.

“We are left with no other option but to embark on this peaceful demonstration to create a platform that will draw the attention of the government to the continued encroachment of the university land reserved for future developmental purposes.”

The Illuminati Conspiracy is Real

                                                   
                                     

Of all the issues occupying our political landscape, the Illuminati conspiracy is probably the strangest one.

Conspiracy theorists submit that a secret society known as the Illuminati is covertly manipulating people into serving its agenda.

The alleged goals of the Illuminati are as numerous as the conspiracy theorists. Some say they are responsible for causing 9/11, while others believe that George H.W. Bush is a ringleader in a network of satanic pedophiles. Some even believe that our politicians are actually shape-shifting reptilian aliens in disguise.

Skeptics are correct that conspiracy theorists make outrageous claims. But there is one basic fact most skeptics fail to realize: Illuminism is a real religion that has had a profound impact on our culture.

You cannot have a rational discussion on this topic if you refuse to acknowledge this.

When you realize that Illuminism is a real religion, it is shocking to see how influential they are. It also becomes easier to separate the fact from the fiction.

Part of the reason why there is so much misinformation about the Illuminati is because Illuminists are highly secretive.

This secrecy can be seen in the name of the religion itself. I call it Illuminism, however it goes by many different names, some of which include: the occult, witchcraft, Satanism, paganism, New Age, esotericism, Gnosticism, alchemy, Hermeticism and Thelema.

Adherents of these religions may claim they are practicing different religions. This is not true. These are different denominations of the same religion. A unifying characteristic of these denominations is the belief humans are divine. Divine beings that should, and will, become gods.

One realizes this divinity by achieving altered states of consciousness using a variety of techniques. One is said to become Illuminated, enlightened or transcendent upon reaching this divine state.

Some of these techniques are relatively benign, however many are frowned upon (and even outlawed) by mainstream society. There is more to the religion than this; however, this is it at its most fundamental level.

Further adding to the confusion is that the vast majority of Illuminists are deceived into practicing a whitewashed version of Illuminism. Most do not know what they are talking about when they try to defend their religion.

Those who are aware of what the religion actually stands for would be considered “Illuminati,” though they may not identify as such.

The fact that people are being deceived in this manner definitely qualifies as a conspiracy.

If you do not believe that Illuminism is an influential religion, go into Barnes and Noble on 42nd Street. The store’s religion section has half an aisle dedicated to it. Clearly there are practicing Illuminists in the Fargo-Moorhead area.

I realize that I cannot fully examine Illuminism in one article, but understand that it is a real religion that needs to be taken seriously. I find it disturbing how much this supposedly nonexistent religion is influencing society.

'Youth participation at the heart of sustainable development'

Delhi, India: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme contributes to peace and development through volunteerism. UNV is inspired by the conviction that volunteerism can transform the pace and nature of development and by the idea that everyone can contribute their time and energy towards peace and development. In 2014, UNV released a youth volunteerism strategy to help engage youth in volunteering.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is the nodal Ministry for UNV in India. In partnership with UNDP, both are increasingly working together for youth volunteerism and development. Taking forward this partnership for continued discourse on youth development, national UN Volunteers Mr. Auro Shashwat and Mr. Preetam Sengupta were invited to attend the Youth Leaders’ Forum prior to the Asia Region Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting. This was convened by the Commonwealth Secretariat and hosted by India’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports under the title ‘Youth Participation at the Heart of Sustainable Development’ from 27 to 30 July 2015.

The first two days witnessed youth leaders strengthen their resolve to amplify the collective youth voice in the eight Asian Commonwealth member states of Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Singapore and Sri Lanka. Two working groups – one of which was voluntarily moderated by national UN Volunteer Preetam – were formed to develop a set of recommendations from young leaders towards the upcoming Youth Ministers Meeting. 

These recommendations were eventually condensed into the Youth Declaration, a comprehensive list of issues such as sustainable youth employment opportunities and having a greater say in the development of the region’s future. Youth leaders called on the Ministers to partner with them to strengthen and cultivate inclusive, democratic, autonomous and youth-led National Youth Councils in all Asian Commonwealth countries, and at the regional level for engagement with youth bodies in other blocs such as the European Union, the Pacific and the Caribbean.

At the Ministers’ Meeting, youth ministers and senior officials committed to tackling high youth unemployment and lack of youth participation. They recognized that providing a greater role for young people in decision making is essential for the region’s development. Highlighting the untapped potential of young people, India’s Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Hon Sarbananda Sonowal said, “The challenge before all of us is to develop and empower young people to enable them to realize their full potential and to contribute to the development of their respective nations.”

Supporting the call by youth leaders, ministers committed to backing a youth-focused monitoring mechanism for the Sustainable Development Goals, including the disaggregation of data and analysis using the Commonwealth Youth Development Index. Design and implementation of national youth policies was another key topic during discussions. 

Ministers reinforced their commitment to youth work, viewing it as an essential component to underpin youth development and empower young people in their communities. They agreed to invest in youth work education and collaborate with the Commonwealth consortium to create a bachelor’s degree in youth development work. Ministers committed to taking a collective, regional approach to peace building and conflict resolution. They noted that young people and youth ministers can play an integral role in promoting friendship, understanding and unity throughout the region.

Promoting youth participation in governance by Emilio Valli, UNV Program Officer in Kyrgyzstan, with inputs from Maria Urpi, former international UN Volunteer, and from Ms. Jana Nagnitschenko, former international UN Youth Volunteer

Kyrgyzstan: With over one billion people still living on less than a dollar a day, global development and the fight to end world poverty will continue to be top priorities for the international community for decades to come.

National consultations on a post-2015 global development agenda have been finalized in more than 70 countries with the aim to ‘localize' the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) identified in the global agenda.

In the Kyrgyz Republic, youth accounts for 30 percent of the total population, and youth had a correspondent share of the total number of participants to the national consultations. The focus group- and interview-based consultations were organized in four out of the seven provinces of the country. Youth leaders from five provinces of the country participated in the Youth Forum. In total, at least 50 percent of the national consultations’ participants were representatives of the country’s provinces.

Representatives of marginalized groups comprised up to 10 percent of the total number of participants. Overall, at least 50 percent of the consultations’ participants were women.

In addition to the national consultations, the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) had organized a set of eleven thematic consultations on conflict and fragility; education; environmental sustainability; governance; growth and employment; health; hunger, food and nutrition; inequalities; population dynamics; energy; and water. The implementation of these thematic consultations was coordinated through the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme’s Field Unit.

A report with the preliminary findings from the national and thematic consultations was published in March 2013.

The second phase of the consultations was launched soon afterwards, and an important positive result was achieved when a national roundtable of stakeholders validated the findings and recommendations of the draft Final Report on 4 September 2014. This crucial event roundtable was in turn followed by a series of workshops to identify and debate the lessons learned from applying the framework of ’localized’ MDGs, draw conclusions and key messages, and formulate recommendations to the national and international actors with regard to the alignment of global SDGs with the national development priorities.

The sustainable development issues were also discussed at the Youth Forum: “We are in the Country’s Post-2015 Development Agenda” held in July 2014, and at the Regional Conference: “Post-2015 Agenda: Gender Equality, Women Empowerment, and Sustainable Development”, July 2014.

Moreover, the internet platform www.2015.kg, established during last year’s consultations, and the UN Kyrgyzstan Facebook page were used to report and update the interested general public on the process; collect the opinions and views on the country’s priority development areas; and support the ‘mapping’ of capacity building interventions deemed important to build effective institutions within the post-2015 development agenda’s framework.

Furthermore, on International Volunteer Day (5 December 2014), young local volunteers, coached by applying a peer-to-peer knowledge-sharing approach, initiated and guided by an international UN Volunteer, carried-out the “My World Kyrgyzstan” survey in Osh, receiving feedback from 150 citizens.

In total, over 350 state and municipal officials, representatives of non-commercial organizations, youth activists and academics participated in the focus groups and interviews, as well as in the round table (4 September) and Youth Forum: “We are in the Country’s Post-2015 Development Agenda” (2-3 July).

A special note must be made about the active participation of youth alongside senior colleagues in all phases of the national consultations. Young people discussed the future of the country’s development agenda, and the role and place of youth in decision-making processes at both local and national level.

Active UN Youth Volunteers and international UN Volunteers have been involved in each activity.

Robbers Disguised As Policemen, Rape Corpers Along Kaduna-Abuja Highway - NYSC

Seven corps members returning from the recent holidays were among the 16 passengers attacked by robbers at a spot on the Kaduna-Abuja highway on Sunday.

The females among the corps members serving in Enugu and Ebonyi states were reportedly raped by the hoodlums who blocked the highway to stop vehicles.

A victim of the attack told the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu on Friday that the 16-seater bus carrying them was attacked by the robbers who disguised as policemen.

She said that the bus left Television Garage in Kaduna around 8:30pm and was attacked a few kilometres away from the garage.

The victim further said the robbers mounted a road block to give the impression that they were policemen on duty.

“As we approached the road block, the driver noticed that they were not policemen and tried to retreat but it was late.

“The robbers sensing what our driver wanted to do, left other cars and descended on us,” she said.

The victim said that the robbers forcefully raped all the female corps members in the bus and took all their belongings which included laptops, jewelries, handsets, foodstuffs and money.

The corps member appealed to the government to ensure adequate security on the highways.

Hmmm: Bishop David Oyedepo Of Winners Chapel Retires

The church popularly known as Winners Chapel

is about to witness a change of baton as the

first son of Oyedepo, David Oyedepo Jnr is set

to take over the leadership of the church from

his father Bishop Oyedepo who has been at the

helms of affair of the church since inception

come Sunday, January 10.

Oyedepo Jnr who is the resident pastor of the

London Branch of the Winners Chapel is

expected to be at the leadership forum of the

Church holding on Saturday at Canaanland Ota

where he would be officially presented to the

leaders of the Church as the new resident pastor

in charge of the Faith Tabernacle, Ota.

As the resident pastor of Faith Tabernacle, Ota,

he is expected to oversee the activities of the

church worldwide and forward such to his

father, Bishop David Oyedepo. There is

possibility of alignment and re-alignment in the

pastorate of the church with the coming of David

Oyedepo junior as the resident pastor, as some

pastors are likely to be redeploy, to pace way

for the young ones in the ministry.

Meanwhile, the proposed hundred thousand

sitter capacity auditorium of the Winners Chapel

is expected to gulp a whopping sum of 50

billion naira.

This was revealed exclusively to Naij.com by a

senior pastor in the ministry. He said: “The

church is not taken anything for granted about

the edifice, which is a first class structure all

over the world. The money needed to complete

the structure will not be less than N50 billion

according to the findings and discussion on it.”

The project is expected to start before the end of

the first quarter of the year and end in less than

24 months.

Meanwhile, a Facebook user, Endy Edeson, who

was at this 2015 Winners Chapel Shiloh has

claimed that the presiding bishop of the church,

Bishop David Oyedepo, miraculously performed

a miracle which made a woman’s boobs grow

bigger.

Angels appears in Church during a LIVE Service Prophet Shepherd Bushiri1

Youths wake up