•Dr. Kassim Muh’d Kassim The executive chairman, Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board, (NSUBEB), Dr. Kassim Muh’d Kassim, today disclosed that the sorry state of affairs in various primary schools across the state was discovered through his constant unscheduled visits. Kassim in an interactive session with newsmen in his office said ...
Did you know that sitting for too long can be as harmful as smoking? Many studies, including those from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Mayo Clinic, show that it is linked to several health risks. In this article are some of the dangers of sitting for extended periods. 1. Increased Risk of Heart […]
•Obasanjo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concern over youths’ restiveness caused by unemployment, fearing that Nigeria might be sitting on a keg of gunpowder. Obasanjo made the statement during an interview with the Financial Times. “Our youth are restive. And they are restive because they have no skill. They have no empowerm...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate, today, went into an emergency executive session following a heated disagreement over the official sitting time of the Red Chamber. The disagreement involved the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and his predecessor, Senator Ahmed Lawan, over the timing of the plenary sessions, reports The Nigerian Tribune. Accord...
•Speaker Victor Oko-Jumbo The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Victor Oko-Jumbo has said it will challenge yesterday’s decision of the Appeal Court on the assembly crisis. The Court of Appeal, Abuja had nullified the expulsion of Martin Amaewhule and 24 others from the Rivers State House of Assembly by the Rivers State High […]
•Ganduje The Judicial Commission of InÂquiry set up by Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to probe his predecessor, Abdullahi GanduÂje, will hold its inaugural sitting today. This was indicated by a stateÂment made available to journalÂists in Kano, yesterday afternoon, by Governor Yusuf’s spokesperÂson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, who doubles as ...
The Board of Inquiry constituted by Defence Headquarters to probe the March 17 killing of 17 soldiers at Okuama, Delta State, is scheduled to commence sitting today in Warri. Chairman of the Board, Air Vice Marshal David Ajayi, told Governor Sheriff Oborevwori in Warri: “We are on a fact-finding mission and to apportion blame. We […]
•Sultan and Tinubu The Northern Traditional Council under the chairmanship of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has warned that with challenges of insecurity, poverty and rising rate of unemployment in Nigeria, North in particular, the country was sitting on a keg of gunpowder, ready to explode any moment soon, if urgent so...

