MAJORITY Leader of Edo State House of Assembly, Mr. Philip Shaibu, yesterday, faulted the President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, who described State Houses of Assembly as appendages of the state governors.

Super Eagles Coach Stephen Keshi has set a June 3 deadline for all invited players to report to camp ahead of next month’s 2017 AFCON qualifier against Chad.

As is now very well known, Nigerians trooped to the polls on the March 28, 2015 for the purpose of electing their president as well as those who will represent them in the hallowed Chambers of the National Assembly. With regard to the office of President, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Africa’s largest political party fielded the incumbent President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, as its Candidate. The All Progressives Congress (APC), on the other hand, was the sponsor of General Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, (the title ‘General’ will cease on the May 29, 2015) who won the election and will on Democracy Day resume afresh as President having had experience in that office as a Military Head of State.

UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms Zainab Bangura, yesterday decried reported rape and forced marriages of female captives of Boko Haram.

On the side walks of life crowds of people are standing still in diverse groups from diverse cultures of diverse races blaming and complaining; if I had money…; if I had a good education…; if I had someone to help me…; if only the boss appreciated me…; if conditions around me were different…; if I hadn’t failed…; if I didn’t have a past…; if I could meet the right people…; if I could marry the right person…; if I could live my life over again…; if I only knew how…; and the voice trails off into silence.

President Goodluck Jonathan was last night being waited upon to sign the Constitution Alteration Bill after a last minute agreement brokered by lawyers to the President and the National Assembly saw both sides make concessions in their month-long stand-off.

Disturbed by the pathetic nature of our educational system, educationists in University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, have called on the incoming Government of Mohammadu Buhari to make policies that will bring about quality teachers into the system, adding that, he should also invest massively in education, in order to see improvement and upliftment in primary, secondary and tertiary levels of education in Nigeria

Nigerian Breweries Plc has launched Maltina Teacher-of-the-Year Award, the initiative worth N50 million annually to reward commitment and diligence to duty by teachers across the country. The award which is done on the platform of Maltina brand by the Nigerian Breweries-Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund is aimed at restoring the pride of teachers and the dignity of the teaching profession.

Robotel SmartClass, a leader in class room management solutions provider has unveiled its 21st century digital classroom, an initiative to deliver tools for teachers to orchestrate live activities in the classroom and offer students a platform to engage in self study. Speaking during the official launch of the SmartClass+products, Robotel’s Country Manager, Nigeria and West Africa, Mr. Olu Babatunde, said the idea behind the new innovation was as a result of search for new technology which can aid learning process.

Nigerian Sports Editors Guild, the umbrella body of the managers of sports of the country’s media outfits, has congratulated one of its members, Ben Memuletiwon, who was recently named Editor of the National Mirror.