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Teachers’ Strike: Activist VeryDarkMan Gathers School Kids At FCT Minister Wike’s Office As Pupils Chant “A For Asiwaju, B For Bola, C For Corruption”

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A social media activist, Martins Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), on Monday took his activism to the entrance of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) headquarters, where he staged an unusual protest by conducting a symbolic “open-air classroom” for public school children locked out of their schools due to an ongoing teachers’ strike.

 

The protest was to publicly shame the Nigerian government over its failure to resolve a strike that has kept FCT public primary schools shut for over three weeks.

 

In a video posted to his social media handles, the activist turned the protest into a makeshift lesson, teaching the children an alphabet that reflected his frustration with political leaders.

He taught the pupils representing the alphabet with President Bola Tinubu’s name and other issues like corruption, embezzlement, and disappointment.

He said, “A for Asiwaju, B for Bola, C for corruption, D for disappointed, Tinubu has disappointed us. E for embezzlement, he has embezzled your school fees, he has embezzled the payment of your school teachers. That is why you people are here because your teachers are not available to teach you because the government has not paid them. They have embezzled it.”

 

With the pupils repeating after him, he continued, “F for fraudulence, G for gross ill, Tinubu’s ill, Wike ill, H for heartlessness, the governments are heartless, that is why you people are out of school for three weeks and they do not care. They are heartless because their own children are in private schools….”

 

In a post on his Facebook page attached to the video, VDM directly addressed the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, and President Tinubu, accusing them of negligence and betrayal of public trust.

“For the past 9 weeks and counting, all the public primary schools in the federal capital territory, Abuja have been on strike because of internal problems surrounding the payment of minimum wage,” he wrote.

 

He added, “For this reason, these public school kids have to suffer. As a matter of fact, they have missed out on last term examinations because the teachers won’t work and so the schools are locked.

 

“The government promised to pay 70,000 naira for minimum wage and above 70,000 naira based on their promotional levels.

“I decided to bring them out to the FCTA and use the entrance as their new school. Hopefully the government will remember them.

“So for now, this is our new school. I am certain the government officials will not care because their kids don’t go to the public schools. Most of them don’t even study in Nigeria.

 

“This is not what @officialasiwajubat promised the Nigerian people. TO the Honourable Minister of the FCT, please open our public schools.

 

“I have heard you call them the leaders of tomorrow. How will they lead tomorrow without basic education?”

 

The protest comes amid a protracted strike by public primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory.

 

The strike, which began in April 2025, is in response to the government’s alleged failure to pay the agreed minimum wage of N70,000 and to adjust salaries in line with teachers’ promotional levels.

The deadlock has left thousands of schoolchildren idle and parents frustrated.

Despite several appeals by education stakeholders, including the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), no resolution has been reached between the teachers and the FCT administration.

 

Critics have accused the federal and FCT authorities of ignoring the plight of public school students while prioritising political and elite interests.

Many government officials’ children are enrolled in expensive private or foreign schools, a reality that has fueled public outrage.

 

VeryDarkMan’s protest has since gone viral, sparking renewed conversations about the state of public education, government accountability, and the widening inequality in Nigeria’s education system.

 

As of press time, neither the FCT Minister nor the Presidency has issued reacted to the protest.

 

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Streams Of Joy International Reverses Erroneous Transaction Following Viral Video

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SOJ has confirmed the successful reversal of an erroneous transaction involving a woman whose complaint was recently shared in a viral video.

In a statement, the Streams of Joy International said its direct-message channels and official contact lines remain open to members of the public for reporting transaction-related concerns.

SOJ explained that it routinely receives, investigates and resolves reports of erroneous transactions through an established verification process.

According to the statement, no call, email, direct message or formal complaint had been received from the woman before the video was published.

However, upon becoming aware of the video, streams of Joy international said it immediately attempted to contact her using the phone number provided and through direct message.

The woman has since responded, and following the necessary investigation and confirmation, the transaction was successfully reversed.

SOJ reaffirmed its commitment to addressing genuine complaints promptly, transparently and responsibly through its official communication channels.

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Controlling Roaming Cows in Abuja Not Our Responsibility – Police

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The Nigeria Police Force has said it is not responsible for controlling roaming cattle in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, stating that its intervention would only become necessary when the animals are linked to an offence.

The police spokesperson, CSP Ani Iniedu, made this known on Tuesday during a joint security spokespersons’ briefing while responding to concerns over the increasing presence of cows on Abuja roads and other public spaces.

According to Iniedu, the responsibility for controlling animals, including cattle, lies with the relevant environmental authorities.

“The responsibility for the control of animals is the Ministry or Department of the Environment. Where we come in is if the cow has committed an offence or the cow is involved in the destruction of your property or trespassing your property.

“If that is the case, it is reported to the nearest police station,” he said.

He added that the police would investigate any formal complaint involving offences allegedly committed by roaming cattle.

“We will commence investigation immediately. That is if a complaint was made. If it is going out to look for cows, it is not one of our responsibilities,” Iniedu stated.

The clarification followed growing concerns over cattle roaming freely on major roads and in other parts of Abuja, with residents raising fears about traffic disruptions, public safety and possible damage to property.

Meanwhile, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, had earlier declined to comment extensively on the issue, saying it was connected to national security.

Wike said, “I have the capacity to deal with cow grazing in Abuja, but I won’t talk about it because it’s national security. Go to the NSA and the DSS DG. You know why I can’t touch it.”

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Vice-Chancellor Not Involved In Recruitment Process, MOUAU Clarifies

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The management of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) has issued a clarification stating that its newly appointed Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ursula Ngozi Akanwa, played no role in the institution’s recent staff recruitment exercise.

In a statement signed by the Head of Public Relations and Protocol, Anyaso Anyaso, the university explained that the recruitment process, including the capture of successful applicants for payroll, had already been concluded before March 1, 2026, when Prof. Akanwa assumed office as the university’s 7th Vice-Chancellor.

According to the statement, the Federal Government approved a waiver for the recruitment of 426 staff, a figure also endorsed by the University’s Governing Council. However, appointment letters were reportedly issued to 618 persons, while 553 names were captured on the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS). The statement added that the system ultimately uploaded only the 426 positions approved by the Federal Government and the Governing Council.

The university further stressed that the Vice-Chancellor has no access to the GIFMIS platform and therefore cannot add, remove, or alter any names on the payroll.

MOUAU urged members of the public and stakeholders to disregard what it described as misleading insinuations regarding the Vice-Chancellor’s involvement in the recruitment, advising the public to rely only on official university communication channels for verified information.

The statement reaffirmed the institution’s commitment to transparency and called on the public to refrain from circulating unverified reports.

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