Six Governors To Set Up Joint Taskforce Against Kidnapping In Schools Not less than Six governors from northeastern Nigeria have resolved to set up a joint task force to check the abduction of schoolchildren that has become more rampant. The governors’ decision was made public on Thursday in Bauchi, at the end of the 4th meeting of the forum of North-East Governors. Governors Babagana Zulum of Borno Chairman of the forum; Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa, Vice Chairman; Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe, host; and Bala Mohammed of Bauchi states were in attendance. The deputy governors of Yobe and Taraba states…
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Understanding Olusegun Obasanjo’s Active Life @ 84, Full Details BY DR GODKNOWS IGALIMAR 05, 2021 It has become a yearly sacramental that during this season, friends and associates of Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo converge in the hilly town of Abeokuta, Ogun State, to mark his birthday. On this occasion, Friday, 5th March 2021, the gathering celebrates this most outstanding African and global citizen as he is supposed to turn 84 years, or admittedly, something slightly higher. Beyond mere fete and jollity, these yearly gatherings have become a festering ground for cross fertilization of ideas among some of the…
Adesina To PDP: Stop Complaining, Thank Buhari For His Good Work Mr. Femi Adesina, The Special Adviser Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, has told the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop unnecessary criticisms of his boss’ administration. Adesina stated that instead of attacking the administration, the PDP should support and praise President Buhari on areas he has done well. He made the comment in an article titled ‘The Last Wailing Wailer Dies,” published on his social media handle on Friday morning. In the said article, Adesina wrote about the late music legend, Bob Marley and two of…
COVID-19: Five Arrested For Issuing Fake Certificates Not less than Five persons have been paraded by the Nigeria Police Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos Command, for issuing fake COVID-19 certificate. The arrested suspects have been identified as Achibong Idonrenyin, Moses Samuel, Popoola Adewala, Wale Aderele and Abdulmalik Ibrahim, and it was also learnt that two others identified as Shehu Imam and Adeola Dalington who work with Sky Blue Services limited, a cleaning service at the airport are at large. Mr. Bature Umar, the Commissioner, Airport Command told newsmen that the incident occurred on February 19, 2021 at the airport…
Why NECO Seized Results Of Over 30,000 Students – Officials Revealed For failure to pay examination fees of its students National Examination Council, NECO, has withheld results of More than 30,000 students of Niger State. Following this development, affected students risk forfeiting their admissions into higher institutions for one or more years. It was gathered that the lean purse of the state government has hindered the release of funds to pay fees leading to the huge debt. It said that students who graduated in 2019 and 2020 from Niger State are yet to access their results due the debt .…
UNN Finally Fires Lecturer Who Impregnating Four Students, See Letter Information reaching us that, The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has Suspended their Lecturer For Allegedly Impregnating Four Students. Information reveals that the lecturer is with the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. His name is Dr Chigozie Odum and was suspended by the institution, for allegedly impregnating four students, within his four years of being appointed as a lecturer. The suspended lecturer was asked to stay away from official duties until the conclusion of investigations into the allegation. He has also been placed on half salary pending the final disposal action…
Stop Asking Us To Pay N10, 000 For Tax Clearance Certificates, We’re Not Ready For Exams, Poly Students Storm Protests Some students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Ogun State, have protested against the semester examination organised by the institution, stating that they are not ready to take the exams. A video obtained by SaharaReporters captured the students holding placards with different boldly written captions including ‘We are not ready’ and ‘Give us time!’. Speaking with SaharaReporters on Thursday, a student of the institution, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the protesting students are those in National Diploma 2 level who…
Why Many States Will Not Get COVID-19 Vaccines, FG Following the arrival of vaccines, The Nigerian government has said states that have yet to meet the criteria for vaccine safety won’t get a share of the about four million doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccines brought into the country. Executive Director of National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this at a State House briefing in Abuja on Thursday. Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, WHO Representative in Nigeria witnessed arrival of the vaccines He said President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, will receive shots of the vaccines on Saturday…
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“You Can Only Earn More In Nigeria If You Join Political Thugs, They Earn More Than Professors”, Obi Blows Hot A former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has described Nigeria as a sad irony where political thugs earn more than professors. Obi stated this on Wednesday during the presentation of a book authored by Prof Chinyere Okunna of the Department of Mass Communication, Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State. He said Nigeria would not make any progress if bandits were considered above intellectuals. He said, “Prof. Okunna (the author), who we are celebrating today; I can tell…