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Members of Parents Teachers Association, PTA, Grace High School, Gbagada, Lagos, have protested the school’s directives that students, who are preparing for the forthcoming West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, lodge in hotels to meet up with the timing of the exam. The protest took place in the early hours of Monday, with protesting parents locked outside the entrance …

The National Assembly, as part of its oversight function, has been probing the activities of ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government, especially their revenues and expenditure. Nigerians are, however, divided over how much the probes have achieved in saving the economy through blockage of leakages and prosecution of corrupt officials. Close watchers of the probes have stated that …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is currently meeting some representatives of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum and security chiefs inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting is in continuation of efforts aimed at tackling the deteriorating security situation in parts of the country. Buhari is joined at the Council Chamber venue of the meeting by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary …

Edo State branch of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is hailing traditional rulers in Esan land for allegedly rejecting the candidate of the All Progressives Congresses (APC) in the forthcoming gubernatorial election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, at the palace of the Onojie of Igueben, HRH Ehizojie Eluojierior II. State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chris Nehikhare, who spoke on behalf of the …

Edo people should not be blamed if they resort to self-defense against former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, alleged to be unleashing violence and using assassins against perceived opponents, Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki said on Monday.  The governor said this after inspecting the residence of the Commissioner for Youth, Hon. Damian Lawani, in Udaba Ekphei Community, Etsako …

United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo will travel to the Czech Republic on Tuesday August 11-13, 2020, where he will meet President Zeman, Prime Minister Babis, Foreign Minister Petricek, and other senior politicians.   While in the Czech Republic, the Secretary will also visit the “Thank You America” Memorial and the Patton Museum in Pilsen.  A statement by the office …

It hasn’t been a fun summer for superintendents and school committees across Massachusetts, as they try to develop school reopening plans that balance safety from the coronavirus, meeting learning outcomes and addressing parent concerns ranging from childcare to remote learning requirements. The obstacles have also included fuzzy guidance from state and federal regulators, pressure from teachers’ unions and parents’ all-too-fresh …

11 Govs, deputy senate president, ministers, others in Benin for Ize-IyamuOba Ewuare II commends Buhari, maintains neutralityPDP vows to retain Edo as Shaibu, Oshiomhole trade tackles In an apparent show of strength, sculpted to intimidate the opposition, the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, paraded the crème of its members, both in government and in the party to …

BOSTON — Massachusetts elected officials reacted swiftly and angrily to President Trump’s executive order postponing collection of payroll taxes, which are key to funding Social Security and Medicare. The president issued an order suspending collection of the tax, which is results in a 7.65 percent reduction in the regular paycheck of most workers, retroactive to Aug. 1. The order was one …

“Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, July 1, 2016 granted bail to the former acting governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. He was charged on June 30, 2016 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), alongside his company, Mayim Construction and Properties Limited on a five-count charge of money laundering to the …