…she said. She explained that she first sat the examination after finishing secondary school just to gain experience, as she was not planning to seek admission at the time, before taking it again the following year. Okundaye, however, acknowledged that educational standards differ significantly across the country, makin…
…University, where he was an Edward Mason Fellow in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and a professional diploma in Public Relations from the London School of Public Relations. He was also a LEAPS Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Policy Fellow at Quantum Alliance AI in the United Stat…
…her responsibilities at home. He stated an instance of when she spent their children's school fees on frivolous expenses. He also alleged that she constantly left their home dirty and untidy, making it uncomfortable for the family. He also told the court that his wife was a poor cook. According to him, despite giving h…
…traveling basketball team, inappropriately touched her during an event at an elementary school earlier that evening, police said. Another team coach saw what happened and immediately intervened and reported it to the girl's parent, police said. "Similar conduct by this coach towards this particular juvenile player was…
…of the Towulade of Owu Akinale, Oba Oluseyi Adeniran, held at Baptist Primary School, Owu Akinale, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State.According to him, traditional rulers should establish community-based advocacy networks, as well as rehabilitation and support programmes for victims of addiction. Marwa urged p…
…is coordinating the planning committee. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on School Feeding, Dr Yetunde Adeniji, will serve as the organising secretary. The committee said additional details of the programmes lined up for the celebration would be unveiled in the coming days."We are confident that this celeb…
…not work anymore. People will refuse. Can you send someone to remote rural areas where schools are not functioning properly and expect them to work safely? Can you send corps members to places like Chibok, Zamfara, or other highly volatile areas and expect voluntary compliance? The answer is no.” He warned that failure…
…happening?The following morning, I couldn't sit still.Peter offered to take the kids to school, and I let him.Something felt different about me since our previous conversation, like I needed to start doing things myself again.While Peter and the kids were gone, I went into the garage.>Most of my things were still in bo…
…coaching his children's sports teams and volunteering with athletes at their local high school.It said he was "deeply loved by the players who saw him as a mentor, role model, and friend" and praised his "dedication to serving others". Devey spent seven seasons in the NFL, appearing in 44 regular-season games across sp…
…covers more than 700,000 communities, over 51,000 health facilities, 11,129 markets, 170 schools, 7,979 factories, 407 operational mini-grids, 57 dams and 2,194 electricity distribution feeders.19 States to Experience Stable Electricity as FG Begins Construction of 48 Interconnected Mini-Grids>He explained that the dat…
The Joint Task Force (North West), Operation FANSAN YAMMA, has given details of the abduction of the Chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area in Zamfara State, saying the attack claimed the lives of members of the chairman’s security detail, including two policemen and a local vigilante. In a statement issued on Satur…
…can be resolved,” she added. Mrs Sanwo-Olu said the state government was also involving schoolchildren in the exercise to instil environmental consciousness from an early age. “Our children have been here since 6:30 a.m. to ensure that whatever values we are handing over to them, they will continue. By the grace of God…
…Attribution group said in a study published this week. Emergency shelters were set up in schools and gymnasiums in southwestern France for tourists and residents left wondering what they would return to. In the village of Andernos, Maria Lalanne, a 90-year-old from Lege Cap Ferret, sat on a camp bed in a gym without he…
…wanted to go home and change because they were soaked by the rain while coming back from school. They got home safely and met their siblings. So, five of them were in the house. Then we heard a loud sound. The house on top of the hill was dragged down by the pressure of the rain. Within minutes, it crashed onto our own…
…up in a family of four children with three brothers, where scoring 80, 85 or even 90 in school was never good enough. So, I would get home and my parents would say, ‘How about the person that got 100? How about the person that got first?’ That made me become ambitious. As a child and student, all I did was bury my head…
…Association, Dr Monday Ubani, SAN, said a university could not be run like a secondary school. “An individual cannot be running a university like a secondary school. The university system has established structures, and they are well regulated under Nigerian law,” he said. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria said it was imp…
Senator Ali Ndume rejected claims that he collected ransom money or served as a go-between in negotiations over the abduction of Ngoshe residentsNdume said his only role was alerting the National Security Adviser and DSS after he was told about a N5 billion ransom demand by Boko Haram/ISWAPThe senator said his relation…
…is afraid at home cannot thrive. A girl married too early is less likely to remain in school. A child without a legal identity may be excluded from health, education and social protection,” she added. Addressing government officials and development partners during the consultations, McCauley said UNICEF was seeking gen…
…the union and undermine an agreement reached with the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools in 2018. The union said the protest is scheduled for Thursday, July 30, 2026, and has notified the Department of State Services, requesting security protection for its members. In a letter dated July 24 and signed by the Del…
…to have kids. "People are like, 'Do you know that you'll be this age at his high school graduation?' I'm like, 'Yes, I do.'" Collins met her husband Chris, who is 15 years younger, when she was 40 and he was 25. She got married to him when she was 42 years old and she went on to welcome their first baby, daughter Maggi…
Chess in Slums Africa founder Tunde Onakoya joined forces with Jobs59 and AltSchool Africa to launch a N250m scholarship fund for corps membersEach successful applicant will receive N160,000 covering application and tuition fees, plus access to career support and internship opportunitiesSelected beneficiaries who do no…
…to Nzubechi, the sister, who lives with her in Lagos, is currently a Senior Secondary School (SS2) student and will turn 17 this October. She said her family acts as if she is holding her sister hostage because she rejected the marriage proposals. Defending her decision, Nzubechi stated that she only wants her sister t…
…resolved to promote the Interfaith Code of Conduct across churches, mosques, schools, media organisations and communities nationwide. They also called for sustained collaboration among religious leaders, government agencies and other stakeholders to ensure that interfaith dialogue becomes an enduring instrument for pea…
…his mannerisms and hand gestures. Throughout the 74-minute rally at Wheeler High School, the audience member mocked Trump's mannerisms. He scrunched his mouth into an O-shape, as Trump does, waved his hands and wobbled his head back and forth as Trump spoke. As Trump described the dragged-out war with Iran as a "skirmi…
…Africa founder, Tunde Onakoya, has partnered with Jobs59 founder, Sam Otigba, and ALT school Founder, HackSultan to launch a ₦250 million scholarship fund aimed at helping corps members and recent graduates acquire in-demand technology skills. The initiative will provide ₦160,000 scholarships to successful applicants t…