Three Principals Suspended, Six Teachers Queried In Kano

EducationNewsNigeriaThree Principals Suspended, Six Teachers Queried In Kano

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 23, 2023

The Kano State Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Umar Doguwa has announced the immediate suspension of three principals of public secondary schools for negligence of duty. The affected principals are G.G.S.S. Dawanau, G.G.S.S. Kwa, and G.A.S.S. Dawanau all in the state’s Dawakin Tofa local government area. The Commissioner announced the government decision shortly after visiting the schools between 9 am and 10 am on Friday, and the affected principals were not at their duty posts. The...

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A Destructive Thriving Nigeria’s ‘Fake News Industry’

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsA Destructive Thriving Nigeria’s ‘Fake News Industry’

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)July 23, 2023

“Fake stories trend in Nigeria because there is a big market for them,” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Trending fake stories have become a major part of the post 2023 General Election in Nigeria. There is hardly any week after the General Election that no fake story has trended. These fake stories, which often originate from Twitter and WhatsApp, are immediately pounced on and devoured. The stories are believed without questions or elementary due diligence and sworn-on, by...

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UNILAG increases school fees to over N100,000 due to ‘prevailing economic realities’

EducationNewsNigeriaUNILAG increases school fees to over N100,000 due to ‘prevailing economic realities’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 22, 2023

New and returning students of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, will be paying over N100,000 as school fees effective the first semester of the 2023/24 session, The West African Pilot News has learned. The increment in fees was proposed on Thursday at a meeting between the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, and the representatives of the non-teaching unions of the institution comprising of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, National Association...

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Akwa Ibom Govt. partners with Innoson for transportation palliatives

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAkwa Ibom Govt. partners with Innoson for transportation palliatives

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 21, 2023

The people of Akwa Ibom State might be getting free transportation services as succour to the effects of the hike in the price of petrol courtesy of Governor Umo Eno’s administration. This is coming against the backdrop of a partnership between the Akwa Ibom State Government and Nigeria’s first indigenous automobile manufacturing company, Innoson Vehicles. Announcing the partnership on Thursday, Governor Eno said that it “aims to provide palliatives, especially in transportation for our citizens...

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NAF set to receive additional platforms to boost counter-terrorism operations

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNAF set to receive additional platforms to boost counter-terrorism operations

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 21, 2023

Air Vice Marshal Hasan Abubakar, the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) has stated that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is expecting 51 additional platforms to boost counter-insurgency and counterterrorism operations in the country. The CAS stated this while addressing officers and men during his maiden operational tour of NAF units in Makurdi, Benue State. Abubakar stated that the acquisition of additional platforms would bolster training, air power employment and projection. A press statement on Friday,...

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Gov. Bello felicitates Gov. Akeredolu, on his 67th birthday

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGov. Bello felicitates Gov. Akeredolu, on his 67th birthday

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 21, 2023

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has felicitated his colleague, the governor of Ondo State, Arakunri Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on the occasion of his 67th birthday. The Governor acknowledges Akeredolu not only as a senior colleague but also as a statesman whose wise counsel and kind guidance have significantly enhanced the leadership of the Governors Forum over the past six years. A press statement on Friday signed by Onogwu Muhammed, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor...

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Gov. Yahaya Bello congratulates Major General Jemibewon at 82

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGov. Yahaya Bello congratulates Major General Jemibewon at 82

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 21, 2023

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has congratulated the former military governor of Oyo State, Major General David Medayese Jemibewon (retd), on the occasion of his 82nd birthday. Bello used the opportunity to commend and appreciate Jemibewon’s significant contributions to the nation-building process. The governor acknowledges the profound impact Jemibewon had on various aspects of Nigeria’s governance and development. He noted that the unwavering commitment to the betterment of society, demonstrated through his patriotic and selfless...

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Court orders police to vacate Osborne Towers, Ikoyi

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaCourt orders police to vacate Osborne Towers, Ikoyi

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 21, 2023

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Inspector-General of Police and his officers to immediately vacate the premises of popular Foreshore Towers in Ikoyi, Lagos. In a ruling issued on Thursday by Justice J. S. Ogedengbe, the court frowned at the “flagrant disobedience of its order to maintain status quo given on the 23rd of May, 2023,” and ordered “That the Inspector General of Police and his subordinates should hereby vacate the...

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Lady Beaten To Death For Allegedly Picking Money In Anambra Hotel

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaLady Beaten To Death For Allegedly Picking Money In Anambra Hotel

PilotnewsJuly 21, 2023

A young lady whose name has been given as Miss Chinyere Awuda was last weekend beaten to death by fun seekers in a club, inside Cosmila Hotel in Awka, Anambra State. The lady who hails from Nnobi, in Idemmili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, was found dead in the swimming pool of the hotel on Sunday morning, where she was dumped after being beaten to death. Sources said the young lady was at...

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Davido’s foundation donates N237 million to 424 orphanages

LifestyleNewsNigeriaDavido’s foundation donates N237 million to 424 orphanages

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 21, 2023

David Adeleke Foundation, DAF, has donated N237 million to various orphanages across Nigeria. The founder of the foundation, David Adeleke, the Nigerian singer better known as Davido, announced the donation on his various social media pages on Thursday. Adeleke said the DAF distributed the funds to 424 orphanages with 13,818 child beneficiaries. The singer said the donated sum was contributions from various individuals and corporations which the foundation reached out to support. “In October 2022,...

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