- Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says: FG can't meet ASUU's N92b demand'

Minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala said yesterday during the opening of the two-day meeting of Commissioners of Finance and Accountants-General of States, that the federal government can't meet the N92billion being demanded by ASUU.

 Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said

“At present, ASUU wants the Federal Government to pay N92 billion in extra allowances, when the resources are not there, and when we are working to integrate past increases in pensions. We need to make choices in this country as we are getting to the stage where recurrent expenditures take the bulk of our resources and people get paid but can do no work. Since I assumed office, the share of recurrent expenditure in our total budgets had increased astronomically. In fact, recurrent expenditure accounted for about 77.2 per cent of the federal budget and we are now working to re-balance this ratio.
The country is still suffering from the effect of the 2010 increase in salary. Do we want to get to a stage in this country that all the money we earn is used to pay salaries and allowances? If the demands of the university lecturers are met and we continue to pay them salaries and allowances, we will not be able to provide infrastructure in the universities.”

Lady Gaga goes toplesss for V magazine

Boko Haram kills 44 people praying at a Mosque in Borno state

According to Associated Press, over 44 people praying in a mosque in Borno State were gunned down by suspected members of Boko Haram on Sunday August 11th. The heavily armed terrorists were said to be wearing military camouflage uniforms when they attacked the worshiping Muslims. Over 25 people were left with gun shot wounds.

The terrorists also attacked another group of people at Ngom village, 5 kilometers outside Maiduguri. There they killed another 12. It is not immediately clear why these attacks were carried out.

Justin Bieber strips nude to play guitar for his grandma

Photos of Justin Bieber playing the guitar totally naked to his grandma at her home on Thanksgiving has surfaced online, thanks to TMZ.

According to the entertainment site, Justin reportedly strolled up to her and began singing, “I Loove you Grandmaaaa, how are youu...helloooo Grandma,”. His grandma and others in the home were said to be amused by the sexy show but grandma quickly started begging Justin to put some clothes on

Meanwhile angry fans of the 19 year old pop star attacked TMZ for releasing the photos.

Jennifer Lawrence cover Vogue:

 
In a new interview with Vogue, the actress says she foresaw her fame while growing up in Kentucky.
 'Ever since I was really little, I've always had a very normal idea of what I wanted,' she tells the magazine. 'I was going to be a mom and I was going to be a doctor and I was going to live in Kentucky.
'But I always knew that I was going to be famous. I honest to God don't know how else to describe it. I used to lie in bed and wonder: "Am I going to be a local TV person? Am I going to be a motivational speaker."
'It wasn't a vision. But as it's kind of happening, you have this buried understanding: Of course.'
Jennifer's celebrity is such that she also appears on the magazine's cover for the prestigious September issue.Wearing her blonde hair in a tousled style, she looks stunning in a black dress and smoky brown make-up...

Red carpet photos from the 2013 Teen Choice Awards in LA

The Teen Choice Awards held in Los Angeles last night Sunday August 11th. Above from left: Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Lily Collins and Nina Dobrev.

Beyonce's perfume collection named best celebrity scent in the world

Beyonce is the best at everything. Not only has she sold out her world tour with no new music, her Heat Collection of fragrances was just named the best selling celebrity scent in the world.