Parents are behind exam malpractice, not students — Oloyede
Former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has blamed parents for driving examination malpractice in Nigeria, saying they play a greater role in encouraging the practice than the candidates themselves.
Kwara appoints MedView to airlift pilgrims
By Kenneth Ehigiator As preparations for this year’s lesser Hajj, Umrah, intensifies, Kwara State goveernment has appointed MedView Airlines as the official carrier of its Muslim pilgrims. Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Abdul Ganiyu Cook-Olododo, who signed the letter of award to the effect on behalf of the state government, said an agreement would […]
How I paid N715m to fake pastor —NDDC ex-chairman
“I paid him the monies between December 1, 2007 and April 2008.
“This man came to my house asking for loan.“I asked my security details to investigate him.
Amnesty won’t solve N- Delta problem—Mohammed
By Tina Akannam Dutse—The former military intelligence officer, Alhaji Sagir Mohammed, has observed that the offer of amnesty by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to the Niger Delta militants will not work, saying that it is obvious that not all the militants leaders are ready to surrender their arms. Alhaji Mohammed who made this observation in […]
Vigilante group arrests two suspected ritualists in Ebonyi
By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI—TWO suspected ritualists are now in custody of the Ebonyi state police command, following their arrest by Ezillo community vigilante when the suspects allegedly attempted to perform ritual in Ebonyi River in Ezillo, Isihelu council area of the state. The vigilante that arrested the suspects alleged that the ritualists were in the […]
N50bn scam: EFCC’s witness absolves Kenny Martins, others
The prosecution of the Chairman of Police Equipment Foundation (PEF), Chief Kenny Martins, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for allegedly defrauding the Federal Government of N50 billion has taken a new twist.
