The Presidency yesterday said that due process was followed in the appointment of Mrs. Amina Zakari as the Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

A member of the Committee of Experts of the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Mr. Danlami Basharu, has blamed the declining rate of educating children with disabilities on ignorant parents who see these children as burdens that need to be hidden. Speaking to Vanguard at the recently held International Conference on Disabilities, Basharu, who is the Director, Anglo Nigerian Welfare Association for the Blind, said with the availability of inclusive schools, there are better opportunities of educating children with disabilities so as to give them better chances of survival and independence.

We offer no simple solution to the complex problem of unsafe schools which is rooted in ideological, policy and other contextual factors. The obnoxious and warped ideologies of jihadist groups which abhor schooling, especially of girls and women cannot be demolished by a few trite statements of condemnation. The pervasive use of the Internet has opened a new vista of cyber-bullying by school mates which has led to the death of many youngsters. We can however suggest minimum standards for safe schools to which we implore all African governments and others outside the region, as well as proprietors of schools, to uphold.

Ibom Mega Synergy Assembly, IMSA, has commended former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio, for placing the state on the world map through his monumental projects but urged him against dictating to his successor, Governor Udom Emmanuel.

For residents of different communities in Lagos Sate, the rainy season is always a period to dread. It comes with many challenges and mishaps, ranging from flooding, building collapse, eroded roads, traffic chaos, among others. When these happen, people are given to lamentations and telling tales of woes, especially as many roads become impassable for motorists, homes are flooded, property worth fortunes are destroyed and human lives lost in some cases.

Umuobi Ikwerede in Ohaji/Egbema local government area of Imo State is boiling, following the dangerous activities of cult groups in the area.

IN 2013, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, conferred the award of Cross of St Augustine on the Bishop of Kaduna Diocese, Anglican Communion, the Most Rev. Josiah Idowu-Fearon.

Yenagoa—The crisis of confidence rocking All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa State, yesterday, took a new twist as aggrieved leaders of the party announced the dissolution of the Chief Tiwe Orunimighe-led State Executive Committee, SEC, over alleged anti-party activities and diversion of presidential campaign funds donated by some state governors to delegates from the state.

MAIDUGURI— No fewer than 10 people were feared dead with 7 others sustaining gunshots wounds when suspected members of Boko Haram invaded nearby surrounding villages of Monguno Local Government Area of Borno State.

Prof. Sylvester Monye served as Special Adviser to the president in the immediate past administration before taking his leave late in 2014 to seek the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Monye was a guest of Channels Television last Monday during which he fielded questions pertaining to the financial affairs of the Jonathan administration