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Chrisland: Suspended 10-Year-Old Pupil Deletes Social Media Videos, Apologises

26Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

Chrisland: Suspended 10-Year-Old Pupil Deletes Social Media Videos, Apologises

Classroom The 10-year-old female student suspended by Chrisland Schools, Lagos State, over alleged sexual misconduct with a colleague during a school competition at Dubai, United Arab Emirate, has deleted all the videos on her account on a social media app, Likee. The account, with over 12,400 fans, drew attention shortly after a video clip of the pupil and her male colleague engaging in sexual acts went viral on Twitter. The child had been operating the page for three years before the incident at the Dubai competition happened. Her mother, while saying she was raped, accused the management of the school of conducting a pregnancy test on her without parental consent, allegations that were denied by the school. The Lagos State Government had shut the school before reope...

2023: It’ll Amount To Betrayal If I Refuse To Serve Nigeria –Osinbajo

26Apr

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Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: It’ll Amount To Betrayal If I Refuse To Serve Nigeria –Osinbajo

Yemi Osinbajo The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Monday visited the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, and some leaders of the All Progressives Congress, as well as some political office holders in the state as the presidential primary of the party, draws nearer. The visit may not be unconnected to part of the consultation tour being embarked by Osinbajo to the party faithful across the country as the forthcoming presidential primary of the party draws closer. The vice president, who expressed his readiness to contest the presidential election in 2023, said it would amount to an act of betrayal to the country if he failed to serve Nigeria. He said, “Opportunity comes once in a while. It is also a privilege to serve. Our country needs service that will bring the cou...

2023: Uncertainty Trails Jonathan’s Candidacy In APC

25Apr

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Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: Uncertainty Trails Jonathan’s Candidacy In APC

Goodluck Jonathan The consultation between former President Goodluck Jonathan and some leaders of the All Progressives Congress for Jonathan to emerge as the presidential candidate has been rejected by support groups working for some presidential aspirants of the party. Groups loyal to presidential aspirants of the party, including the APC National leader and former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; in separate interviews with The PUNCH, dismissed the consensus plot for the ex-President. It was also gathered that those who were behind the plot and some members of the National Working Committee of the party feared that it might not sail through. It was learnt that although the plan had been announced, opposition to it w...

I’m On A Mission To Stop Excessive Use Of Cash, Peter Obi Tells Delegates

25Apr

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News, Nigeria

I’m On A Mission To Stop Excessive Use Of Cash, Peter Obi Tells Delegates

Peter Obi Anambra State former Governor Peter Obi has advised the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) delegates to collect the money offered by aspirants, but should think about their children’s future when voting for their preferred candidate. Obi, a presidential aspirant in the PDP, who said he was on a mission to stop monetisation of the political process, noted that he would not give money to delegates. He spoke yesterday in Akure when he addressed Ondo State delegates as part of his nationwide tour to woo delegates ahead of the primary election. Obi urged the delegates to probe the past antecedents of the aspirants. He said Nigerians needed somebody with capacity, good behaviour and character as their president and not just the ability to talk and make promises. Read...

Lack Of TRCN Registration: 300,000 Teachers May Miss New Welfare Package

25Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Education, Labour, News, Nigeria

Lack Of TRCN Registration: 300,000 Teachers May Miss New Welfare Package

Classroom No fewer than 300,000 teachers in public primary and secondary schools in the country may miss benefiting from the new welfare package the government wants to implement for teachers in its payroll. Findings by the Vanguard revealed that the development is because such teachers are not licensed, certificated and registered by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN.It was gathered that the government has made registration with the TRCN a condition for benefiting from the scheme. From investigation by our correspondent, the TRCN, which conducts Professional Qualifying Examination, PQE, four times a year, has so far registered and licensed about 800,000 teachers out of the about 1.1 million teachers in public schools. Speaking on the matter, Registrar of the ...

Traditional Worshippers Decry Open Display Of Alaafin’s Dead Body

25Apr

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News, Nigeria

Traditional Worshippers Decry Open Display Of Alaafin’s Dead Body

Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III Traditional worshippers have decried the open display of the body of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, during the Muslim prayer session, which they said, was against the tenets of traditional respect for a deceased king. They also urged Yoruba monarchs to promote traditional religion, which is the basis of their crowns. The traditionalists said the late Oba Adeyemi never minced words in condemning the open display of any Yoruba Oba’s remains for any purpose while he was alive and even went against an attempt by the Ogun State House of Assembly to alter the state’s burial rites procedure to weaken the power of traditional religion and practitioners in taking the needed roles at the burial rites of any deceased king. In a statem...

Mothers’ Sunday: Mrs Soludo Asks Mothers To Refocus On Sound Child Rasing, Moral Institution

24Apr

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News, Nigeria, Religion, Uncategorized

Mothers’ Sunday: Mrs Soludo Asks Mothers To Refocus On Sound Child Rasing, Moral Institution

Nonye Soludo The wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Mrs Nonye Soludo has asked mothers to refocus on bringing the best out of their children by being the right reflection of morality and hard work. Mrs Soludo who made the appeal in a message to commemorate the 2022 Mothers' Sunday of the Catholic Church, explained that as co-builders of the home, mothers have a great deal to cover in terms of what their children learn from them and their associations. According to the Governor's wife, "as a mother of six successful children, I understand, first hand, the immense task of raising a child that remains conscious of what is right or wrong. Of his or her society, moral expectations, and how to react to issues around them. Mothers have an enormous duty to mould the best children tha...

Alaafin Adeyemi: Ortom, Obaseki Condole With Makinde

24Apr

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News, Nigeria

Alaafin Adeyemi: Ortom, Obaseki Condole With Makinde

Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom on Saturday commiserated with the government and people of Oyo State over the transition to the great beyond of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III. In a condolence message to his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde, issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur, the governor described the late Oyo monarch as a courageous king who did everything possible to preserve the culture and tradition of his people. Ortom noted that Oba Adeyemi’s reign witnessed peace and unity of the kingdom, which created the enabling environment for growth and development, not just in Oyo State but also in Nigeria. The governor lamented that the late monarch departed at a time when his wisdom and wealth of expe...

2023: Lamido Slams PDP Elders Over Endorsement Of Saraki, Bala As Consensus Candidates

24Apr

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Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: Lamido Slams PDP Elders Over Endorsement Of Saraki, Bala As Consensus Candidates

PDP Former Governor of Jigawa State and one of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftains in the country, Sule Lamido, has slammed northern elders over the recent endorsement of two aspirants as the party’s consensus presidential candidates. Lamido stated this in a statement, which he personally signed and issued to Daily Post on Saturday. He was reacting to the outcome of a northern leaders’ meeting in Minna, Niger State, where former Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed were shortlisted as northern consensus candidates. In a communique signed by former Vice-Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, the northern leaders said the election of Saraki and Bala Mohammed was arrived at based on certain criteria adopt...

Resign, Contest On APC Ticket If You’re Popular, Wike Challenges Umahi

23Apr

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Elections, News, Nigeria

Resign, Contest On APC Ticket If You’re Popular, Wike Challenges Umahi

Dave Umahi The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has advised the Peoples Democratic Party not to allow any aspirant who will later defect with the party’s mandate to emerge as its presidential candidate. Wike, a PDP presidential aspirant urged party delegates to vote for him during the party’s convention, because he had no tendency to defect with the party’s mandate to another party. The Rivers State governor stated this while wooing PDP leaders and delegates in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi state on Friday. A statement was also made available to newsmen in Port Harcourt by his media aide, Kelvin Ebiri. The Governor referred to the defection of some governors, including that of Ebonyi State, David Umahi and lawmakers from the PDP to ruling All Progressives Congress when he sa...