Dickson suspends 9 teachers for dereliction of duty

Dickson suspends 9 teachers for dereliction of duty

Nine teaching staff of Community Secondary School, Aleibiri, in Ekeremor Local Government Area of the state, were, weekend, suspended by the state governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson, for dereliction of duty.
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Nigerians may revolt against leaders sooner – Oshiomhole

Nigerians may revolt against leaders sooner – Oshiomhole

GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, weekend, warned that Nigerians might revolt against leaders sooner than later, if government continued to pay lip service to the issue of corruption.

While expressing shock that nobody had been jailed as a result of corruption despite the persistent alarm from the Federal Government about oil theft and several other corrupt practices, he warned that Nigerians were tired of excuses and might decide to take their destinies in their hands.

Fulani herdsmen kill one in Bayelsa community

Fulani herdsmen kill one in Bayelsa community

A young man, Ebamugha Akeni, was shot dead in the early hours of on Sunday by some Fulani herdsmen at the riverside town of Torfani in Sagbama local government area of Bayelsa State.

Mandela’s village bids solemn farewell

Mandela’s village bids solemn farewell

Perched above the pomp and ceremony of Nelson Mandela’s state funeral, villagers and visitors to his rural home said a final goodbye among the open spaces and grasslands of his boyhood.

Final rites at ongoing Mandela’s burial

Final rites at ongoing Mandela’s burial

At the ongoing funeral of South Africa’s first democratically elected President, Nelson Mandela, his remains was wrapped in the South African flag, standing atop animal skins at the beginning of the funeral in Mandela’s southeastern childhood village of Qunu.

Zuma urges South Africans to take up Mandela’s mantle

Zuma urges South Africans to take up Mandela’s mantle

South African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday told a country mourning for its founding father Nelson Mandela that it was incumbent on them to carry on his legacy.

“We have to take the legacy forward,” Zuma said in an address to Mandela’s state funeral in the former leader’s boyhood home of Qunu.

Mandela laid to rest

Mandela laid to rest

A 21-gun salute and full honour guard escorted the coffin of Nelson Mandela as his state funeral got underway Sunday in the rolling hills of his rural boyhood home.

Nigeria’s ‘Father Christmas Diplomacy’ and Madiba’s funeral

Nigeria’s ‘Father Christmas Diplomacy’ and Madiba’s funeral

In international political arena, the burial of heads of state and high profile personalities like Dr. Nelson Mandela often presents an opportunity for funeral diplomacy. Informal and somber as the setting may be, leaders of countries often capitalize on it to mend fences, strengthen ties, or break new grounds after which their envoys are left to do follow-up.

Robbers,fleeing after Ekiti bank robbery, kill ASP

Robbers,fleeing after Ekiti bank robbery, kill ASP

BY Dayo Johnson,Akure The Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) in Ijare, Ifedore council area of Ondo State, Iheme Wilfred, an assistant superintendent of police, ASP, has been shot dead by armed robbers after robbing a bank outside the state. The deceased police officer was said to have led his men to lay an ambush for the […]