Mohammed Jibrila Bindow, Adamawa State governor, has commended Fidelity Bank Plc for supporting the development of education in the state and across the country through its sustainable Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The Governor, who spoke during the handover ceremony of the newly constructed block of classrooms to the management of Kwarhi B’ Primary, at Mubi, in Hong Local Government Area (LGA), noted that the project was significant as it would go a long way to provide an appropriate learning environment for children in the community. Bindow, who was…
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Mikel Obi’s father rescued from kidnappers
Chief Michael Obi, father to Super Eagles skipper, Mikel Obi has been rescued from kidnappers by the Enugu State police command. Chief Obi who was abducted on June 29 along Enugu- Makurdi road was rescued inside a forest in Udi local government area of the state on Monday afternoon. The state police spokesman, Ebere Amaraizu said the police through its operatives of the 9th Mile Division on Monday at about 2.30pm rescued Chief Obi and his driver, Ishaya John, unhurt in Egede-Udi forest, along old Egede Affa road in Enugu…
Read MoreArmed Policemen protest in Borno prevent students, teachers from classes
Following an early Monday morning protests by armed mobile policemen on the major streets of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, thousands of students, teachers and lecturers at the Ramat Polytechnic, Kashim Ibrahim College of Education, Arabic College, Government College and Yerwa Girls Secondary Schools among others were prevented from entering their classes and academic activities distrupted. Some of the teachers said, “They could not bear the heavy sounds of gunshots with fleeing bullets around their school premises which is a stone throw to the Police Command Headquarters, venue of the…
Read MoreCourt orders immediate release of ex-NSA, Dasuki, declares his detetion illegal
Federal High Court, Abuja Division has ordered the Federal Government to release the detained former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, retd, forthwith, declaring his continued detention as illegal. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, held that FG failed to justify why it has kept Dasuki in detention for over two and half years. It dismissed FG’s claim that the ex-NSA was being detained for the sake of national security and over alleged role he played in the illegal diversion of $2.1billion meant…
Read MoreWAEC Set To Release 2018/2019 Results
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Council Head of Public Affairs, Damianus Ojijeogu during an interview on Saturday disclosed that the results of the 2018 WASSCE for School Candidates will be released in 45 days. The council, he said, was satisfied with the conduct of the just concluded examination for school candidates nationwide. The WASSCE for school candidates commenced on March 27, 2018 and was concluded on May 15, 2018. Below was the speech made by WAEC “We are indeed happy that the examination was conducted in a hitch-free manner.…
Read MoreFrench president Macron to visit Fela’s African shrine
Emmanuel Macron, French President will on Tuesday visit a nightclub founded by Nigerian music legend Fela Kuti, becoming the first “real president” to enter a venue synonymous with marijuana smoke, sexy backup dancers and protest music. The New Afrika Shrine located in the teeming Lagos district of Ikeja replaced Fela Kuti’s original club that burnt down in 1977, but for millions of fans it still represents the original Shrine built by the musical maverick. “The Shrine is a must-see place,” said Olivier Laouchez, the head of the TRACE media and…
Read MoreBelgian boy Laurent Simons heads off to university aged 8
A Belgian boy has graduated secondary school aged eight after completing six years’ study in just a year and a half. Laurent Simons, whose father is Belgian and mother Dutch, and has an IQ of 145 according to his parents, collected a diploma with a class of 18-year-olds. Speaking to Belgium’s RTBF radio, Laurent said his favourite subject was maths “because it’s so vast, there’s statistics, geometry, algebra”. After a two-month holiday from school, he will start university. His father said his son had struggled when he was younger to…
Read MorePastor arrested for killing prostitute for ritual
Otaru Olusegun, a Pastor with the Voice of Canaan Church, Cherubim and Seraphim, Azuri-Okene, in Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State, has been arrested for allegedly killing one commercial sex worker for ritual. He confessed that poverty led him into committing the crime. He confessed to have killed Mercy Moses, a sex worker at Hollywood Hotel in Azuri community with the hope of raising N2.5 million from the ritual before he was arrested. The pastor who was paraded with two of his accomplices, Yakubu Abdulmuminu and Samuel Olusegun at…
Read More2-year-old Chrisland School pupil allegedly raped by school supervisor
A two-year and 11-month old pupil of Chrisland School was confirmed to have been raped. A medical expert on Friday told an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court that her findings revealed that the child was raped. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oluwatoyin Olayioye was testifying before Justice Sybil Nwaka at the resumed trial of Adegboyega Adenekan, the school supervisor who allegedly raped the child. The witness, who has been practising medicine for eight years, holds a Bachelors of Medicine, Bachelors of Surgery, a Masters degree…
Read MoreMaradona stripped of ambassador role by FIFA
Over his poor conduct during the Argentina and Nigeria match, Football legend Maradona has been removed as ambassador for FIFA. Maradona had celebrated Argentine’s second goal by raising his middle finger at fans who were trolling him when the score was at 1-1 draw. FIFA had considered his behaviour embarrasing and hence will no longer be entitle to the fee he do receive from the world soccer governing body for bringing the spotlight to any world cup match he witnessed live. He had also been urged to be of good…
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