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The scene of the violence at the Oyun Baptist Secondary School, Ijagbo in Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The Kwara State Government on Thursday shut down the government owned Oyun Baptist Secondary School, Ijagbo in Oyun Local Government Area of the state. In a statement, the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu, condemned the fresh violence that broke out in the school following the continued denial of the use of hijab by the authorities of the institution. Some parents had stormed the school to protest the rejection of their wards at the school premises.…

An oil vessel belonging to Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL) has exploded in Delta State. According to a brief by the management of SEPCOL, the explosion which happened on Wednesday, engulfed the offshore facility known as FPSO Trinity Spirit, located at the Ukpokiti Terminal, around Excravos, Warri South-West Local Government Area of the state. The cause of the explosion is being investigated and SEPCOL said they are working with necessary parties to contain the situation. As of the time of filing this report, there were no reported fatalities. The firm also said that they were prioritising investigations with…

In penultimate week, precisely on the 15th of January, 2022, a renascent group of progressive Abia professional elites under the aegis of Abia Infrastructure Mandate (AIM) took their infrastructural gospel to governor Okezie Victor Ikpeazu in the government official lodge at Aba, the Enyimba City. The group led by Engr Odo Ijere, and who is also its Convener, met a cheerful and hilarious governor Ikpeazu who took hours to bring the visitors up to speed with his administration's infrastructural scorecard. The group which included Abia professionals both at home and abroad engaged the governor in a down to earth and…

Barely three weeks after their inauguration, a member of new executive members of Ebem Ohafia Development Union, EODU, Mr Ifeanyi Okali has restored power in the community market. According to ABN TV, this comes as a member of the community whose identity we chose to keep anonymous said the leadership of EODU is known for patrolling the park and market without any visible achievement to show for it. Okali said the unnamed community member passed the remark while the EODU executive members toured the revenue generation projects in the community, particularly the timber shed, the community park and the market.…

Noble Kids Comprehensive College, the school where suspected kidnappers buried a murdered five-year-old girl, Hanifa Abubakar, has been set ablaze by angry youths in Kano. Confirming the incident on Monday, Police spokesperson in Kano, Abdullahi Kiyawa, said it happened in the middle of the night. He said no casualty was recorded but parts of the school were damaged by the fire. No suspect has been arrested, he added. Hanifa’s remains were seen buried in a shallow grave when policemen visited the school located at Kwanar Dakata in Nassarawa Local Government Area, Kano, on Thursday. She had been abducted on December…

▪️Charity organizations shocked, prepare legal actions, petition to National Assembly. ▪️One Love Foundation appeals to faith groups, civil societies for dialogue. By Jethro Amadi, Ecowas Ojodu & Haruna Alli, January 22, 2022 The president and founder of One Love Foundation, Edo born property developer and human rights activist, Chief Patrick Eholor, has appealed to civil societies, Islamic and Christian organizations to consider dialogue and shelve petitions addressed to the National Assembly and legal actions against the Controller-General of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Mr. Haliru Nababa. Our reporters learnt that the actions of the civil society bodies, Islamic and Christian religious…

Despite collecting part of the N6million demanded, the abductors of 5-year-old Kano girl, Hanifa Abubakar, have killed her. Her uncle, Suraj Suleiman, confirmed the killing and recovery of her remains at a mushroom private school in Tudunwada area of Kano. According to him, the abductor first took her to his wife, but the wife rejected to keep her. “The kidnapper first took Hanifa to his wife, but the wife refused to keep her. He then took her to Tudunwada where he operates a private school, and then laced her tea with rat poison,” her uncle said. “After she was poisoned…

Congratulations are in order for the family of the Principal Clerk of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, Rev. Prof. Miracle Ajah, who marked a memorable moment in their lives as one of theirs walked down the aisle with the love of her life recently. December 30, 2021 will forever remain memorable in the life of Ajah’s family as they gladly gave out their daughter’s hand in marriage. The traditional marriage, which was held at the Abia Ohafia country home of the cleric attracted “the best of the best” personalities in the country, including a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Etigwe…

A domestic worker, identified only as Blessing, has gone into hiding after allegedly stealing money and jewellery valued at over N13.9m from her boss’ residence in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State. Blessing’s boss, Pearl Ogbulu, on Tuesday, said the suspect allegedly perpetrated the crime about a week after she started working with her. She said the Cross River State indigene had remained incommunicado since the incident happened. According to Punch, an agent, Joshua Amaha, introduced Blessing to Ogbulu, who was not at home on the day the domestic worker visited her residence for an interview. Ogbulu said her…