Funke Busari Dilemma is the word that describes the present situation of parents, teachers and school pupils in Nigeria right now. Some stakeholders are convinced that opening the school for In-Person learning could be disastrous but others differ in opinion. Their concern is understandable, the spike of Coronavirus, COVID-19 spread amidst the second wave is not smiling at anyone. The school system that Nigeria is known for is “To use education as a tool for fostering the development of all Nigerian citizens to their full potentials, in the promotion of a strong, democratic, egalitarian, prosperous, indivisible and indissoluble sovereign nation…
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Funke Busari The family of Mr. Stephen Okoi is questioning what it described as the sudden and mysterious disappearance of their daughter and mother at the Royal Palace of her in-laws. The said missing mother, Mrs. Mary Stephen Okoi, married to Mr. Collins Okpo Ugbome of No. 45, Ujuju Street, Off Umusan Road, Kwale, Delta State last known location according to the family was the Palace of her husband’s grandfather, His Royal Highness, Igwe Ugbome II of Okpai Kingdom, Umuada Quarters in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State were the family went for Christmas on the 24th day…
Funke Busari Delta State now has a new Commissioner of Police, he is CP Mohammed Ari Ali. He takes over from erstwhile AIG Hafiz Mohammed Inuwa, mni who was recently elevated to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police and redeployed to Zone 13. The new police boss is from Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. CP Mohammed Ari Ali had served as a Deputy Commissioner of Police, (DC OPS) in Lagos State. He was promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police on 18th December 2020. He enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on 3rd March, 1990…
Funke Busari, Lagos The Public Interest Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law is coming up on the 17th to 20th of February, 2021 at Jogor Centre, off Liberty Road, Ibadan, Oyo State with the theme “The Role of Public Interest in Governance in Nigeria.” In preparedness, registration has commenced for the eagerly awaited 2021 Annual Conference of the resurgent Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL). Call for Early Bird registration is coming on the heels of the famous 2019 Annual Conference which held last November in…
The Anambra State government has expressed sadness over the death of two notable Nigerians of Igbo extraction, retired Rear Admiral Godwin Ndubuisi Kanu and Senator Onyeabo Obi. A statement by Governor Willie Obiano signed by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment C. Don Adinuba noted that Admiral Kanu who was appointed the military governor of Imo State on its creation in February, 1976 worked with foresight and commitment. He noted that Kanu was a man filled with uncommon courage and powerful sense of justice given his credentials as an activist of the finest hue. Governor Obiano praised Admiral Kanu…
Members of the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices, POCACOV, Lagos Chapter, have solicited support of the Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria, CRAN in addressing the worrisome dimension cultism and other crimes have assumed in Lagos State, with a view to ensuring a safe environment for all Lagosians. Chairman of POCACOV, Mr. Henry Bassey, made the request during a courtesy visit on members of CRAN, yesterday, at its secretariat in Oduduwa, Ikeja area of Lagos. Bassey, explained that POCACOV was an initiative conceived by the present Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, out of the desire to nip crime in…
Funke Busari, Lagos The owner of Play Empire Club, Owede Bruno on Wednesday was arraigned before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court for flouting COVID-19 rules in Lagos. The 42-year-old defendant was arraigned on four-count charge bordering on harmful act and disobedience, disobeying government order concerning COVID-19 and conduct likely to cause breach of the peace. He pleaded not guilty to the charges levelled against him by the Lagos State Government. The Prosecutor, DSP A.A. Adegoke, informed the court during the arraignment that the defendant committed the offences on January 9, at Victoria Island, Lagos. He alleged that the owner…
President Donald Trump of the United States of America has been impeached by the US House for the second time for his role in last week’s deadly Capitol riot. During the process, 10 Republicans joined their Democratic colleagues in voting in favour of the impeachment resolution. They are: Rep. Dan Newhouse of Washington, Rep. John Katko of New York, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington, Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan, Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming. Others are Rep. Peter Meijer of Michigan, Rep. Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio, Rep. Tom Rice of South Carolina, Rep. David…
The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has threatened to evict National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, attached to its Ikoyi Passport Office, Lagos, for allegedly trading with the ongoing National Identity Number, NIN, registration. Their action is said to have earned the NIS a bad image. NIMC is responsible for the NIN, a unique identification number for every registered Nigerian. It is expected that every Nigerian is enrolled and issued the NIN for the purpose of all-round identification. The number is to be linked with individual activities, including vehicle license, telecommunications and banking transactions. A source at the NIMC office in Ikoyi…
Funke Busari The body of an 18-year-old alleged sex worker was retrieved from a Government Guest Lodge in Damaturu, the Yobe State Capital. Four suspects have already been arrested by the Police over the mysterious death. Confirming the incident, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Dungus Abdulkarim, said “One Dr. Al-bash Ibrahim Yahaya reported to the Police that he slept with a girl and the girl died in his room.” According to the police the said Dr Al-bash in his statement to the Police claimed that he was a guest to Yobe State Government who lodged at the government…