Month: March 2016

  • Why Parents Must Support Education In Yobe – TSB Chairman

    Why Parents Must Support Education In Yobe – TSB Chairman

    Hon. Baba Ali Maidala is the Executive Chairman, Yobe State Teaching Service Board (TSB); in this interview with nationalTrail, he spoke on how to improve educational standard under Governor Ibrahim Gaidam led administration in Yobe state and other sundry issues. He spoke with Our Correspondent, Yahaya WAKILI. Excerpts. When you assumed office as Chairman TSB,…

  • Compulsory French Language In Schools Advocated

    Compulsory French Language In Schools Advocated

    By Our Correspondent The Acting Director, Alliance Francaise, Mr Nicolas Michelland has urged the Federal Government to make French language a compulsory subject from primary to tertiary institutions. Michelland who made the call at the 2016 annual carnival of Franco-phone countries in Ibadan stated that March 20 was usually set aside to celebrate world’s francophone…

  • Dakuku Peterside Escapes Assassination Attempt

    Dakuku Peterside Escapes Assassination Attempt

    The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside narrowly escaped death after his vehicle was attacked by gunmen in two utility vehicles on his way from the Port Harcourt International Airport, one of his aides, Sylvester Asoya has said. According to Mr. Asoya, Peterside was in his car with Davies Ikanya, chairman…

  • Mark Asks Nigerians to Rise Against Barbarism, Insecurity

    Mark Asks Nigerians to Rise Against Barbarism, Insecurity

    By Peter OSSAI with Agency Reports Former Senate President, Senator David Mark, has asked Nigerians to rise against the increasing insecurity in parts of the country in order to stop the needless killings of Nigerians. Mark noted that although insecurity has taken a global trend, Nigeria cannot afford to allow the challenge degenerate further to…

  • Rivers Re-run: INEC suspends elections in two more LGA`s

    Rivers Re-run: INEC suspends elections in two more LGA`s

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the re-run legislative elections in two more local government areas of Rivers. Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state Aneidi Ikoiwak said that the elections were suspended due to irregularities and violence. He told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Sunday that the commission had earlier suspended the re-run…

  • Police warn against unauthorised protest in Kano

    Police warn against unauthorised protest in Kano

    The Police in Kano State have warned against any unauthorised protest on the suspension Alhaji Haruna Doguwa, the Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Magaji Majiya gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, insisting that…

  • Rivers Re-run: INEC suspends elections in 6 LGA’s

    Rivers Re-run: INEC suspends elections in 6 LGA’s

    Following several cases of irregularities which trailed the on-going Rivers legislative rerun, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended voting exercise in four Local Government Areas.  The Local Government Areas includes Bonny, Gokana, Abua/Odual, Andoni, Eleme and Tai. According to the Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state, Mr Aneidi Ikoiwak, the unrest started after…

  • Gov. Okorocha sacks the SSG

    Gov. Okorocha sacks the SSG

    Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Friday, sacked the Secretary to Government of Imo (SGI), Mr Jude Ejiogu. with immediate effect. Principal Secretary to the governor, Dr Pascal Obi, who announced the sack in a statement in Owerri, said it was with immediate effect. The statement directed the former SGI to hand over to the…

  • Army kill 35 bandits, arrest 39 in North West — GOC

    Army kill 35 bandits, arrest 39 in North West — GOC

    The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division, Nigeria Army, Major Gen. Adeniyi Oyebade, on Friday said no fewer than 35 armed bandits have been killed in the last two months in the North West. Oyebade, who disclosed this at a news briefing in Kaduna, said 38 of the bandits had been arrested by soldiers and…

  • Brussels raids: Paris attack suspect Abdeslam arrested

    Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has been wounded and arrested in a dramatic raid in Brussels after four months on the run. Another man arrested, Monir Ahmed Alaaj, was also on a wanted list, Belgian prosecutors said. Three members of a family accused of harbouring Abdeslam have also been detained. French President Francois Hollande said…