Tag: teacher
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When Failure Becomes a Teacher, By Cornelius Afebu Omonokhua
By Cornelius Afebu Omonokhua Human beings naturally fear failure especially the failure that could lead to suffering here and hereafter. The mission of every responsible human being is to work out his or her salvation. This is why every human being ought to be docile to the will of God who wants every human being…
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Oyo Govt. to recruit more teachers soon — Makinde
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, says the state government would soon recruit more teachers to enhance quality education delivery in public schools across the state. Makinde stated this at the 90th anniversary of Government College, Ibadan on Saturday. He said the recruitment of more qualified teachers in public schools in the state, would go…
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Teacher, 51, caught after having sex with 14-year-old boy for over 15 times
A married high school teacher in Chicago, Illinois has been accused of plying a 14-year-old boy with excessive sex at her home, in hotels and in her car, prosecutors claim. Dayna Chidester, 51, from Illinois, was arrested by FBI agents after it was alleged she had sex with the minor ’15-20 times’ between September and…
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Teacher rapes, impregnates 12-year-old student
A 12-year-old schoolgirl has been raped by her teacher in Namtari, a community in Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa State. According to reports, she was confirmed pregnant on Thursday by a referral centre that admitted her for care. Bashir Tahir, a member of the Adamawa Hope Center located at the state Specialist Hospital…
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Female teacher jailed 20 yrs for sleeping with 13-year-old pupil
A school teacher in Arizona, the South-West region of United States of America, Brittany Zamora, has been convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for having sex with her underage pupil. According to the Punch metro, Zamora, who has since been dismissed from her job, had pleaded guilty to ‘improper behaviour’ with her 13-year-old…
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‘2,300 teachers killed, 1,000 schools destroyed by Boko Haram’
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) says Boko Haram has killed 2,300 teachers in Nigeria’s northeast since the start of the insurgency in 2009. According to the 2018 UNESCO global education monitoring report (GEM), the UN agency said 19,000 teachers have been displaced in the region, affecting access to education. “In north-eastern…
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Teacher remanded in prison for allegedly raping 13-year-old student
A 29-year-old teacher, David Ikejiobi, is to cool his heels in prison for allegedly raping one of his students, an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court ruled on Thursday. The Chief Magistrate, Mr P. E Nwaka, had refused to take the plea of the accused and remanded him in Kirikiri Prison. The accused, who resides at 13,…
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Lagos to recruit additional 1200 teachers
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Friday approved the recruitment of additional 1200 teachers for the Junior and Senior Secondary schools in the State. The Governor, at the last quarterly Town Hall meeting at Ibeju Lekki, had promised that his administration would employ more teachers into public schools to meet up with the manpower…
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Teacher impregnates two sisters in junior secondary school
A 36-year-old teacher, Isaac Bentum, has been arrested by the Kasoa Police in Ghana for allegedly impregnating two Junior High School pupils who are of the same parents. The victims are in JHS 2 and 3 respectively at the same school in Senya Beraku in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region, reports…