A 16 years old student, Master Okworu Great Cyril of Bishop Dimieri Grammar School, Yenagoa emeged the winner of 2019 Essay Writing Competition and subsequently named a one day state Commissioner for Education. The competition was part of activities to mark this year’s children day celebration organised by the state Ministry of Education. The Bayelsa... Continue Reading →
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on Friday, May 31, 2019, arraign the controversial official of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Philomina Chieshe, who claimed that the missing N36 million (Thirty Six Million Naira) JAMB proceeds in her custody was swallowed by a snake in Makurdi, Benue State JAMB office. Chieshe... Continue Reading →
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has completely locked down the capital city of Biafra, Enugu, Anambra and Asaba in honour of its war heroes. IPOB had declared a sit-at-home to honour its men who died in the Nigeria-Biafra war from 1967-1970. The government through the Police has however warned the group against the planned... Continue Reading →
The National Youth Service Corps says it has decided to henceforth include the date of birth of corps members on the certificate of national service as a measure to guard against age falsification. The NYSC said its decision was informed by the West African Examination Certificate and the scheme’s Exemption Certificate which included the dates... Continue Reading →
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has released a new age classification in Nigeria. At the launch of the Revised National Youth Policy, 2019 which took place in Akure, Ondo State on May 24th, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, in a foreword presented at the launch, disclosed that the... Continue Reading →
The federal government has declared Wednesday, May 29, as work-free day to mark the 2019 presidential inauguration. This was announced in a statement by the permanent secretary at the interior ministry, Georgina Ehuriah. According to Ms Ehuriah, the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, congratulated President... Continue Reading →
A man identified as Frank Onyekachukwu, who works as a personal assistant has taken to his Facebook page to cry out for help after his Director at work threatened to sack him for denying her sex. In his narration on a Facebook group, the man identified stated that he started as a driver in the... Continue Reading →
A student of the Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra State popularly known as Mr HOD, allegedy committed suicide few days ago. According to reports, the man from Enugu State, called his close friends on Wednesday, to tell them that he was going on a journey of no return before drinking Sniper, a lethal pesticide which has... Continue Reading →
As part of efforts to commemorate the Children’s Day, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) has launched a nationwide initiative, tagged #BeatTheDistance, to improve educational outcomes for children in rural communities by easing the difficulties they face with mobility to school and back. Through the initiative, the Bank is providing students in remote parts of the... Continue Reading →
Musician and activist, Charly Boy has taken to Instagram to publicly criticize the federal government for opening a Fulani radio station. According to the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, the Federal Government acquired an Amplitude Modulation radio broadcast licence to reach herdsmen across various locations in the country as parts of measures to enhance nomadic... Continue Reading →
Olakunle Isaac 