A 3-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS STRUCK BY GUNFIRE AS POLICE BURST INTO A BARRICADED ROOM, ENDING A FRIGHTENING HOSTAGE SITUATION.(PHOTO).

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 A Mother's Day Nightmare in Princeton, Illinois. A 3-year-old boy was struck by gunfire as police burst into a barricaded room, ending a frightening hostage situation. Multiple agencies responded to the Hummingbird Mobile Home Park in Princeton, Illinois, on Sunday, May 10th at 2:42 a.m. The initial call went out as a domestic disturbance but officers discovered much worse.  42-year-old, Anthony Rodriguez, had barricaded himself in a room armed with a knife. Anthony had taken several people as hostages, including Aurora Almanza and her 3-year-old son.  Multiple agencies were on the scene, including the Bureau County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police and  the Princeton Police Department.  Authorities attempted to negotiate but ultimately rushed the room when they heard screaming coming from inside.  Officials have reported that officers fired shots as they entered the room. Anthony Rodriguez was hit and was neutralized.  Sadly, Aurora Almanza's t...

ASUU LAGOS ZONE DEMANDS PAYMENT OF LIVING WAGE. (PHOTO)


 ASUU Lagos Zone demands payment of living wage


The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos Zone, has urged the Federal Government to pay its members a living wage rather than a minimum wage. Lagos Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Adesola Nassir, made the demand during a press conference at the union’s secretariat, University of Lagos.


The call came two days after ASUU members in Lagos staged a peaceful protest at the university to draw the government’s attention to their plight and demand outstanding salaries owed to them. Nassir argued that the current minimum wage was inadequate given the economic realities in the country. According to him, the union has held several meetings with government agencies to push for the payment of promotion arrears of up to four years, arrears of wage awards, and palliatives. He noted, however, that “no payment has been made to date”.


He warned that ASUU reserved the right to embark on a nationwide strike at any time, stressing that “whatever happens next, Nigerians should hold the government responsible, not ASUU.” Nassir also accused the government of undermining university autonomy by releasing funds directly to university staff instead of to the institutions, which he said ought to manage their own finances.


On the Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund recently introduced by the government, he said the initiative, which was supposed to grant academics loans of up to ₦10 million for academic advancement, health, family and transport support, had been fully converted into loans that were largely inaccessible to ASUU members.

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