It’s going to take a while to process Friday’s devastating pair of attacks on New Zealand mosques that left at least 50 dead. But changes are already being made — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed on Monday evening local time that the government has agreed to reform the country’s gun laws.
Tanitoluwa Adewunmi, an eight-year-old Nigerian boy has become a child-chess star in the United States.
Adewunmi, whose family is homeless in Manhattan, has seven trophies after winning his category at the New York State chess championship, according to the New York Times.
She was suspended following the viral video where little Success Adegor was sent home over her parents’ failure to pay her examination levies.
Igbigwe was suspended on Monday when the Commissioner for Education, Barr. Chiedu Ebie, visited the school.
The head teacher, according to the commissioner, could not explain the alleged illegal collection of examination levies from the school students.
A statement by the commissioner explained why primary and secondary education in Delta remained free, insisting the head
The Delta State government has suspended the headmistress of Okotie-Eboh Primary School 1, Sapele Local Government of the state, Mrs. Vero Igbigwe.
She was suspended following the viral video where little Success Adegor was sent home over her parents’ failure to pay her examination levies.
Igbigwe was suspended on Monday when the Delta State Commissioner for Education, Barr. Chiedu Ebie visited the school.
The head teacher, according to the commissioner, could not explain the alleged illegal collection of examination levies from the school students.
Details coming…
The Lagos State Governor-Elect, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday described recent collapse of buildings in the state as most unfortunate.
But he praised the swift actions taken by the current administration in the state to address the problem.
The Governor-Elect spoke with State House correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari/Jubril alongside the Deputy Governor-elect, Femi Hamzat.
He said: “It’s an unfortunate incident. Incidentally when I was in government before, I used to be the Vice Chairman of the building collapse committee. It was something that happened about 8-10 years ago, which was what led to the creation of an agency …
By Odumodu Gbulagu
Debunking The lies of James Eze, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Obiano on his write-up celebrating the Governor’s 5 years in office entitled, ‘Obiano’s 5 years: What we don’t often remember.’
James Eze blocked me because I always punctured his lies, and because he couldn’t engage me in any intellectual discourse.
I would want anyone who can, to convey this to him.
Obiano had no clear plan when he was coming in as the Governor of Anambra state, as he jettisoned the 4Cs that was used to campaign for him immediately he assumed office.
Five more structurally defective Lagos Island buildings were yesterday brought down by the Lagos State Government.
This brings the number of demolished buildings to 13 since Friday when the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) started the exercise to prevent another disaster after Wednesday’s incident on Massey Street, Ita-Faji, Lagos Island. Twenty people were killed; forty-five others were injured when the four-storey building collapsed. Most of the dead were children.
Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development Prince Rotimi Ogunleye described the exercise as a holistic response to the challenges posed by derelict structures and unapproved schools.
LASBCA Acting General …
The Katsina State government has committed the sum of N196 million to assuage the plight of women and vulnerable children through its Women Empowerment Programme across the 34 local governments of the state for the 2019 fiscal year.
The state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr. Badiyya Hassan Mashi, who disclosed this Sunday, said lack of economic sustainability did not only have a devastating emotional effect on vulnerable households, but the situation was also capable of exposing the individual to several risks, hence the gesture.
The Chief of Army Staff (CAS), Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai, at the weekend in Bayelsa State, lamented that fake news is worsening violence during elections in the country and putting military operations in jeopardy.
The army chief, who spoke when he visited the 16 Brigade Camp Tukur Buratai, Elebele, in the outskirts of Yenagoa, the state capital, noted that the army set up a situation room real-time, commanded by its cyber warfare unit, to deal with the menace decisively during the last polls.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday accused the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, of refusing the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar access to election materials.
The Court of Appeal had ordered INEC to allow Atiku’s lawyers inspect ballot materials used in the February 23 presidential election, in furtherance of the petition filed by the PDP candidate against President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election. However, in a statement yesterday by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP said that Yakubu and the leadership of INEC have refused to obey the order of the appellate court, given on March …
The Kaduna State Government has condemned the killing of nine people by suspected fulani herdsmen in Nandu Gbok village in Sanga Local Government Area of the state.
Sources in the community however said 10 people were killed in the attack which occurred at about 4:00am on Saturday.
Suspected gunmen have again ravaged Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, shooting two policemen in a popular hotel and killing another at the Joepal Shopping mall in Amarata.
The attack on the first two policemen, who were on guard duty took place at Udeme Hotels along Diepreye Alamieyeseigha road in Yenagoa, belonging to Senator Emmanuel Paulker, who is representing Bayelsa Central Senatorial district of the senate.
The gunmen reportedly caught the security operatives unaware as they posed as customers before opening …
