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Ekiti Government on Friday announced the immediate dismissal from the service of the three public secondary school teachers accused of sexually harassing their female students. The State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), which made this known in Ado Ekiti, said the board dismissed the erring teachers for sexual molestation and for bringing the state into disrepute. Their dismissal was announced after an emergency plenary of the Teaching Service Commission held in Ado Ekiti. The TESCOM Chairman, Mr Babatunde Abegunde, stated that the act of the teachers amounted to gross misconduct unbecoming of those entrusted with molding the destiny of younger ones.…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has dislodged some Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) and destroyed some of their facilities at a location referred to as the “S” Region in the heart of the Sambisa forest, Borno. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, who made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said that the operation was conducted by the Air Task Force (ATF), Operation LAFIYA DOLE. “The airstrikes were executed in continuation of Operation RATTLESNAKE III after series of Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions. “The ISR showed that the BHTs; with their…
A Panel at the ongoing Social Media Week (SMW) on Thursday in Lagos advised artists to use technology to ensure that their music business models work. They gave the advice while discussing the topic, “Financing Music”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that SMW is one of the world’s foremost conferences and industry news platforms for marketers. It provides brands, agencies and technology providers with the latest insights, trends and best practices together with access to a global community of marketing decision-makers. Mr Chijioke Uwaegbule, PricewaterhouseCoopers Partner, urged artists to leverage on social media and position themselves to be…
The Nigerian Army says that eight members of Boko Haram fighters have surrendered to the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole at Banki Town in Bama Local Government Area of Borno. The Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Iliyasu said that the terrorists along with 14 of their family members comprising six women and eight children surrendered to the troops on Feb. 21 during a clearance operations. He listed the surrendered Boko Haram terrorists as: Tija Isa, Amodu Aba-Kaka, Modu Zantalami, Malam Zantalami, Bakura Aba-Kaka (Logistics Supplier), Bulama Zantalami, Abukar…
The absence of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s counsel, Mohammed Abubakar, in the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, stalled hearing in the case filed against Faisal Maina, who is facing charges bordering on money laundering and false asset declaration. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the EFCC had, on Feb. 14 before Justice Okon Abang, filed an amended three-count charge against Faisal, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, ex-Chairman, Pension Reform Task Team. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the amended three-count charge. When the case was called at the resumed hearing on Thursday, the prosecution counsel, Abubakar,…
The police, on Thursday, arraigned a 34-year-old woman, Alanza Pamah in a Wuse Zone VI Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly defrauding job seekers of N1.3 million. Pamah, who resides in Aco Estate, Lugbe, Abuja is charged with three counts of impersonation, criminal breach of trust and criminal intimidation. Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Okonkon Udoh, told the court that the complainant, James Owoicho of Wuse Zone 5, Abuja wrote a petition to the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Abuja on Jan 23, 2019. Udoh alleged that the defendant sometime in February 2017 convinced the complainant that she was a sister…
The Police Command in Cross River has arrested five suspected kidnappers and four armed robbers in the state. Commissioner of Police, Mr Nkereuwem Akpan, who presented the suspects at the State Command Headquarters in Calabar, said the suspects were arrested by operatives of the command. Akpan said that four of the kidnappers were arrested following a petition by one Egbe Enya on July 20, 2019 that his relatives were kidnapped at gun point in Calabar. He explained that the command, through the Anti Cultism and Kidnapping Squad had trailed the suspects until they were arrested in February. “The other suspected…
The Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu has enjoined State Governments to register their Security Outfits with the Corps. following their desire to tackle Insecurity within their domain. The CG, made this known while chatting the way forward in building a very strong security architecture for the nation in order to work towards collective security in fighting crime and criminalities. He reiterated that, in setting the pace, the Niger State Government has registered the State security outfit with NSCDC as the only agency empowered by law and charged with the statutory responsibility of registering,…
The Police in Katsina State said that they have killed 17 suspected bandits and recovered 189 rustled animals in Kankara local government area of the state. This was contained in a statement issued by the police spokesman of the command, SP Gambo Isah, and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Katsina. “Today being 27/02/2020 at about 03:00hrs, a distress call was received that bandits in their large numbers armed with AK 47 rifles stormed Gurbi village, Kankara local Government Area of Katsina State. “They killed four persons and rustled large number of domestic animals after they received a fierce…
The Bayelsa Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday urged the party members and supporters in the state to accept the Supreme Court judgment that sacked its candidate, David Lyon. Mr Jothan Amos, the Chairman of the party in the state, at a news conference, however, commended the people for voting for the APC in the Nov. 16, 2019 governorship election. Amos said that with the dismissal of the party’s application by the apex court to review its earlier judgment on Wednesday, the party had exhausted the legal options. “We have no other option than to move on,’’ he…