Tag: School
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Yul thanks Pete Edochie for beating him after refusing education in JS2
Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, has appreciated his father, veteran actor, Pete Edochie, for giving him what he called a ‘beating that reset his brain to factory settings’ after he told him he desired to drop out of school in Junior Secondary School two (JSS 2). The baritone voice actor expressed his gratitude for the disciplinary…
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Students escape as fire razes Anambra school
Scores of students on Sunday night narrowly escaped death following a mysterious fire that razed their hostel in Gregorian College, Ogidi in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to reports, the students were being evaluated from the affected building which has hostel and classrooms together. Fire fighters were battling to quench the…
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JUST IN: Matawalle shuts down school, suspends workers for desecrating Qur’an
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has sent all staff of Shattima Model Primary School, Gusau on an indefinite suspension following the desecration of the Holy Qur’an in the school. The school has also been shut pending full investigation by the state Basic Education Commission, said a statement issued in Gusau on Saturday by Yusuf Idris,…
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Kwara gov, Abdulrazaq apologises to pupils over poor condition of school
The Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has apologised to pupils of School for Special Needs in Ilorin over the poor condition of the school. A statement issued by Media Aide to the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye on Saturday in Ilorin, said Abdulrazaq gave the apology when he visited the school. The governor who expressed displeasure…
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How School and Schooling Fuel Poverty in Nigeria: An Addendum to Ganiu Bamgbose’s Submission, By By Ridwan Adigun Sulaimon
By Ridwan Adigun SULAIMON It is time to stop pretending! A worse advice to give to any child in Nigeria today is to give that ages-long advice that: “go to school (that is, higher institutions of learning), get good grades, so that you can get a good job.” Although this advice is originally defective, but…
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Why I can’t order opening of Bayelsa schools now – Dickson
The Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, at the weekend ruled out immediate reopening of schools, which were closed by the government following the flood disaster. Dickson, who spoke in a media chat in Yenagoa, said there was a need to protect children from water borne diseases. But the governor assured the people of…
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Police arrest guard for stealing N2m from school account
A security guard, Oyekunle Abolarin, has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly using four stolen cheque leaves to withdraw N2m from a school’s account. The police on Sunday said the suspect’s accomplice, Are Bankole, was also arrested for allegedly providing a bank account which the school’s funds were paid…
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JSS student breaks into school to “retrieve” seized girlfriend’s phone
For allegedly breaking into a school to steal phones, two persons, Qudus Bello and Teslim Mukartdas, were on Monday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. Bello, 19, a tailor, and Mukartdas, 15, a student, who are both residents of Oshodi, Lagos, were arraigned before the Magistrate, Mrs B.O. Osunsanmi, on a four-count charge of conspiracy,…
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Just in: 48 of 94 missing Yobe school girls return – Yobe Govt
The Yobe state government has announced the return of Forty-Eight out of the missing ninety-four students from Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi. This was made known by the state commissioner of education, Mohammed Lamin, who disclosed that while 28 of the missing students returned on Tuesday night, 20 more returned on Wednesday morning. “This has…
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Parents storm Yobe school, evacuate students over Boko Haram attack
Parents of the students of Government Girls Secondary School, Dapchi, Yobe state, have started evacuating their children. This is as a result of the attack on the school by Boko Haram. Ninety-four students have been reportedly missing after the raid which happened on Monday night. Out of fear, parents started arriving the school as early…