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Osezusi Bolodeoku, a certified Special Educational Needs expert and Advanced Certified Autism Specialist is the founder/CEO of FOS Creative Arts Studio, an inclusive creative center that helps to nurture creativity, social skills, and emotional intelligence, and other practical skills that children need to succeed. The facility is also a Special Education Needs Coordinator (SENCO) centre, providing support for children and …

…Why attacks have accelerated — Military Source …FG aloof, detached from reality on the ground — CSOs …No time for blame-game — Sultan of Sokoto …How to end insecurity — Imumolen This week, terrorists of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) cranked up the game when they attacked troops of the 7 Guards Brigade,  which provides security for the …

Opposition against the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress deepened on Friday as popular Christian members of the party vowed to mobilise voters against it in 2023. The aggrieved Christian members said the decision of the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to pick a fellow Muslim from the northern part of the country as his running mate …

• Fear Grips Abuja Residents• ‘Nigeria Is Fighting An Asymmetrical War With Terrorists’• Police Heighten Surveillance Operations• Army Redeploys GOCs, Makes New Appointments• Experts Allege Sloppy Response By Government, Proffer Solutions Despite assurances by Nigeria’s security forces that they are well positioned to contain the current wave of terrorist threats on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, residents of the city …

Barely two days after governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State ordered the closure of schools following the wake of insecurity, he has again raised alarm over the inversion of terrorists from Kaduna Zamfara, Niger Kebbi and other states into Nasarawa State. Sule yesterday convened an emergency security council meeting, with a view to reviewing the security situation in the state …

The Nigerian Police Force has dismissed an officer, Richard Gele, who was justifying extortion in a video clip that has now gone viral on the social media. Police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, stated this in a statement obtained by PREMIUM TIMES on Friday. The dismissed officer was caught in the video clip which trended in June dignifying and justifying extortion of members of …

Some civil society organisations, CSOs, have described the Buhari administration as being primed for failure by refusing to act swiftly to events of attacks by bandits terrorizing the country. According to them, terrorism, insurgency, and banditry did not start under Buhari, however, they say it is to his eternal discredit that all have escalated almost beyond control on his watch. …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has described as unfortunate the unguarded public comments made by the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in an interview on a national television channel. Governor Wike maintained that the right thing such persons should have done, particularly the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and the PDP national chairman, Senator Iyorchia …

Amidst the speculation of impending fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Nigeria has announced continued spread of Lassa Fever and Monkeypox. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its latest situation report for week 29 of 2022, spanning 18 to 24 July, said the country’s new confirmed cases increased from five in week 28, to 10 in the current week. The …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his government has signed the anti-grazing law to tackle farmer/herders’ clashes and ensure peace and security across Edo communities. Obaseki disclosed this at the Edo Central Security Council Meeting, held in Irrua, the Administrative Headquarters of Esan Central Local Government Area, Edo State. The governor said, “I am pleased to inform you …