Wike inherited a rotten education sector – Education commissioner
Rivers State Commissioner for Education and former two-time member of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon Tamunosisi Gogo Jaja has said the administration of Rotimi Amaechi left a deteriorated education sector for Governor Nyesom Wike. Jaja, in an interview in Abuja, insisted that the immediate past administration only thrived in propaganda. Excerpts:
24 passengers escaped being roasted alive on Third Mainland Bridge
No fewer than 24 passengers, yesterday, escaped being roasted alive, when fire gutted these two vehicles on Third Mainland Bridge.
MASSOB drops threat to disrupt conferment of chieftaincy title on Ganduje
ABAKALIKI—MOVEMENT for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, yesterday promised not to disrupt the coronation ceremony of the chieftaincy award on Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State in Aba, Abia State.
Head of Service staff protest poor welfare, remuneration
Workers in the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, under the auspices of the Joint Union Association, yesterday, staged a peaceful protest in Abuja over poor welfare and remuneration.
Aare Adams frowns at kidnap rate, calls for S’West security summit
LAGOS—THE Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Aare Gani Adams has expressed worry over the rising trend of kidnapping in the South West even as he called on governors in the region to convene a security summit to curb the menace.
Maid, security man rob boss of N3.5m
Lagos—A maid, Christianah Nanbert, and a security man, Hunem Ahmed, were yesterday arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing their employer’s wedding band and other jewelleries worth N3,540,000.
