Zamfara State Government Declares State Of Emergency In Education

Worried about the issues affecting education at all levels, including poor learning environments and staff, the Zamfara State Government has declared a state of emergency in the education sector. Sulaiman Baba Idris, the spokesperson for the Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal in a statement that the governor declared this during a broadcast. Idris stated that the declaration fulfills Governor Lawal’s campaign promises to overhaul the education sector, which has almost completely collapsed. “As part of...

Nigerian rapper Oladips dies at 28

Nigerian rapper, Oladipupo Oladimeji, popularly known as Oladips, has passed away at the age of 28. The news of his demise was announced by his management on Wednesday morning via the rapper’s official Instagram page. “We are saddened to inform the general public that Oladipupo Olabode Oladimeji aka Oladips has passed away yesterday November 14. We are still in shock as we speak!” part of the social media post read. The cause of death was...

67 persons survive near-miss airplane accident in Port Harcourt

Sixty-two passengers and five flight crew members aboard a ValueJet CRJ 900 bombardier airplane escaped death on Tuesday after the plane went into a skid on the runway despite landing safely. Though no life was lost, some passengers sustained injuries. The ValueJet airplane “encountered a slip due to algae on the taxiway, which made it unable to maintain the centre line,” according to a statement by the Nigerian airline. The incident occurred at the Port...

CSOs tackle FG, lament labour rights, civil opposition under siege

Tell Nigerians to sit-at-home, during strike Call for prosecution of those who brutalised Ajero Say Tinubu, Uzodinma must apologise to workers The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), the United Action Front of Civil Society has condemned the hostile disposition of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to constructive opposition and labour activism since assumption of office. The group in a press statement on Tuesday signed by its spokesperson, Olawale Okunniyi, stated that labour rights and civil...

Nigerian Army kills two bandits in Kaduna

The Nigerian Army on Monday said its troops killed two bandits and recovered arms and ammunition in Kaduna State. Army spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Musa Yahaya said the criminals were annihilated during a clearance operation at Juji and Telele-Kaso villages in Chikun County. “The bandits who opened fire on sighting the troops approaching their location were, however, overpowered with superior and overwhelming firepower of the troops and two of the bandits were neutralised while others fled...

Senator Opeyemi Bamidele pledges to work towards actualisation of diaspora voting

The dream of Nigerians abroad to vote in national elections might be actualised sooner than expected as the Nigerian Senate is poised to consider the second reading of the diaspora voting rights bill later this week. Opeyemi Bamidele, majority leader of the Nigerian Senate, disclosed this on Monday, saying that the consideration of the bill is an acknowledgement of the contributions of diaspora Nigerians to the growth of the economy. Nigerians abroad contribute billions of...

WAEC migrates to computer-based test for WASSCE private candidates

The 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, for private candidates will be a computer-based test, the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, announced on Monday. Moyosola Adesina, the acting head of the public affairs department of WAEC national office in Nigeria, said the decision of the examination body is “in line with global best practices.” “While the objective tests will be fully computer-based, the essay and test of practical papers will be hybrid, in which the examination questions will...

There’s no hiding place for you, NAF warns terrorists in northeast

…Continues air strikes to deny them free movement The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has warned terrorists in the North-East that there is no hiding place for them, as two major air strikes on 8 November and 11 November 2023 undertaken by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai have led to the decimation of several terrorists taking cover at Ajigin and Banki Junction areas located in Borno State. Edward Gabkwet, Air Commodore, Director of Public...

Results of off-cycle elections in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa announced

Governor Hope Uzodimma of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, emerged the winner of Saturday’s off-cycle governorship poll in Imo State. The sitting governor secured another four-year term in office with 540,308 votes, according to official results announced by the returning officer for the Imo State governorship election, Professor Abayomi Fasina. Governor Uzodimma’s opponents Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Athan Achonu of Labour Party, LP, polled 71,503 and 64,081 votes respectively....

Defence Minister Identifies Causes Of Unending Banditry In The North-West

Dr Bello Matawalle, Minister of State for Defence, has identified conflict entrepreneurs as responsible for unending banditry in the North-West. Matawalle said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja. “Banditry has its economy, which is fuelling the crime in the country. “Conflict entrepreneurs don’t want insecurity to finish in this country. Many people in the North are part of the business. “I call it business now, because those selling...

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