Buhari directs military to take control of Yobe school

PRESIDENT Buhari has directed the military and other security agencies to take charge and control of Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State. Already, the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan Ali will be leading the delegation to Yobe today to get first hand information on what happened and the present …

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Senate set to suspend Omo-Agege over Buhari comment

The senate, yesterday, resolved to probe Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta) over his statement that the reordering of elections sequence was targeted at President Muhammadu Buhari. Oma-Agege had shortly after the passage of the amendment to the 2010 Electoral Act, told newsmen that the change in the sequence was targeted …

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Gov. Ambode flags off e-tax payment at GTBank

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has flagged off the electronic tax payment campaign of the state which will allow residents and citizens of Lagos State to pay their taxes directly to the coffers of the state government. The flag-off campaign was kicked off at the Guaranty Trust Bank, Opebi …

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20 Students Die In Motor Accident On Their Way To Museum

Twenty students, two teachers and a driver from Government Day Secondary School Misau, Bauchi State, have died in a motor accident. The incident occurred on Tuesday along the Jigawa-Kano express way in Gaya Local Government Area of Kano state. Spokesman for the Bauchi state police, uwal Datti, confirmed this to …

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Preventing Gender Violence: Diamond Bank Partners WARIF

Diamond Bank Plc, Nigeria’s retail banking giant has thrown its weight behind Women at Risk International Foundation’s (WARIF) initiative to prevent gender-based violence and abuse against women in Nigeria. The project which is aimed at educating secondary school girls between the ages of 13-16 years, will use specially designed curriculum …

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