A Lagos-based parent, Mrs Muibat Owoeye, has accused the management of Troika Multilingual School, located in the Lekki area of the state, of abruptly withdrawing her two children from the school without any stated offence or prior notice. Owoeye alleged that her children, aged two and six, were removed from the school on Monday, January 12, despite having resumed classes earlier that day and with their school fees fully paid. The aggrieved parent, who narrated her experience in a post on X on Friday, described the action as shocking and distressing, insisting that neither she nor her children breached any…
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Two middle-aged men have died after a violent confrontation in Akpap-Okoyong community, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, following a dispute over a missing bunch of plantain. The incident occurred over the weekend near Calabar, where the men, identified by residents as Edet and Effiong, reportedly attacked each other with machetes during a heated argument. A community resident, Ettenma, told journalists that the clash began when Effiong returned from his farm and discovered that a bunch of plantain was missing. While expressing his frustration, he was allegedly informed by someone that Edet had been seen carrying a bunch…
The Anambra State Government has arrested six suspected illegal revenue collectors operating around the River Niger bridge corridors and nearbycommunities in Ogbaru Local Government Area. The suspects were apprehended on Monday at various locations during a coordinated enforcement exercise by the state’s Special Anti-Touting Squad, following intelligence reports that they had been extorting residents, transport operators and investors under the guise of levy collection. Speaking on the operation, the Managing Director of the squad, Mr Monday Nwokoye, said the arrests were carried out in compliance with Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s directive banning unauthorised cash collections across the state. Nwokoye explained that…
Workers of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, have issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Ondo State Government and the university authorities to settle their outstanding welfare entitlements, threatening industrial action if their demands are not met. The ultimatum followed a congress of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) in the institution. The resolution was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the congress and jointly signed by the Chairman of SSANU, AAUA chapter, Comrade…
A Kano High Court has ordered the remand of two young men accused of abducting and killing a 14-year-old boy in the Mariri area of the state. The defendants, 22-year-old Isma’il Adamu of Zara Quarters and 24-year-old Isma’il Rabiu of Maganda Quarters, were arraigned on Monday before Justice Musa Ahmad on a three-count charge bordering on criminal conspiracy, kidnapping and culpable homicide. Following their arraignment, the judge directed that both suspects be remanded in a correctional facility pending trial and adjourned proceedings to January 30 for the commencement of hearing. Presenting the case, Kano Solicitor-General, Mr. Salisu Muhammad-Tahir, told the…
Suspected bandits have abducted four members of a household after invading the residence of a retired police superintendent in Kujama, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The armed men were said to have struck at about 12:30am on Friday, targeting the home of 60-year-old Mr. Elisha Markus, a former Divisional Police Officer who once served in Lafia, Nasarawa State, a security contact told Zagazola Makama. The source revealed that the attackers whisked away four occupants of the residence — identified as 26-year-old Alice Jeshua, six-year-old David Jeshua, 15-year-old Josephine Luka and 29-year-old Samaria Mika — and fled into…
……Education remains top priority in Ondo State – Gov Aiyedatiwa By University Press PLC donates 3,875 books to Ondo State schools textbooks to the Ondo State Government in support of its education and human capital development agenda. The donation, valued at over ₦12 million, comprises textbooks covering Primary One to Senior Secondary School Three and was formally presented during a courtesy visit by the management of the publishing firm to the Governor’s office on Monday Speaking during the presentation, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of University Press PLC, Mr. Samuel Kolawole, said the gesture was part of the company’s…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday gave assent to the N4.4 trillion Appropriation Bill for the 2026 fiscal year. The brief signing ceremony was held at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, where the governor endorsed the document in the presence of top government officials. The Lagos State House of Assembly had earlier passed the proposal tagged ‘Budget of Shared Prosperity’ in January, approving a total expenditure of N4,444,509,776,438 for the new financial year. In attendance were Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat, members of the State Executive Council, the Head of Service, Bode Agoro, and lawmakers from the Assembly, alongside other…
Academic and administrative activities were ground to a halt on Monday at the Ondo State College of Health Technology, Akure, as students blocked all entry points in protest over what they described as extortion and worsening conditions on campus. The students, who stormed the school gate at daybreak, brandished placards with inscriptions including “Health Tech With Poor Environment,” “Stop Extortion Now,” “We Are Tired,” and “No Solution, No Exams,” effectively preventing staff from accessing the premises. Chanting solidarity songs and lighting bonfires, the aggrieved students vowed that no lectures, tests or examinations would hold until the institution addresses complaints of…
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested six suspects in connection with the alleged trafficking and sale of an eight-year-old boy for N3m. The arrest followed intelligence suggesting that a missing child from the state was in the custody of operatives attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Abia State. Security analyst, Zagazola Makama, who disclosed the development on Monday via a post on X, said the child, identified as Jeremiah Bikwo, was recovered on January 14 and placed under protective care. Jeremiah reportedly told the police that he hailed from Loko in Nasarawa Local Government Area, prompting detectives…