My 11 year old son, Raheem Bailey, has faced racial and physically abuse, as well as more generic bullying about his height among other things, since he started Abertillery learning community in September 2021. Although he had mentioned a few incidents of people being mean to him recently, I did not realise the extent of what he was going through until an incident this week. On Monday, Raheem called me in tears whilst I was at work, saying that he’s being bullied and that the teacher threatened him with detention despite him being the one that’s getting picked on. After…
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An 84-year-old woman, Maimuna Goni Hamza has picked nomination forms of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), to contest the House of Assembly seat in Borno state. Though a shocker, Hamza’s ambition is not the first because a few months ago, a 102-year-old woman, Mrs. Nonye Josephine Ezeanyaeche, declared to vie for the office of the president in the 2023 general elections. She said she has good plans for Nigeria if eventually she becomes the President. Ezeanyaeche, who is also called ‘Living Legend’ and ‘Mama Africa’, hails from Aguata in Anambra State and is the founder of the ‘Voice for…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says its primary elections to nominate candidates for the 2023 general elections will commence as officially scheduled on Sunday, May 22. The party, in a statement by its National Organising Secretary, Mr Umar Bature, on Saturday night in Abuja informed all aspirants contesting the various elective positions in the 2023 general elections, delegates and party members that the primaries would go on as scheduled. The party said that for the avoidance of doubt, the state House of Assembly primaries to elect candidates would hold on Sunday, May 22. It added that the House of Representatives…
The health body said it expects more cases of the infection to be reported as it expands surveillance in countries where the disease is not typically found. The World Health Organization on Saturday said that 92 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported across 12 countries, while 28 suspected cases are under investigation. The cases have been reported in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The global health body said it expects more cases of monkeypox to be reported as it expands surveillance in countries where the…
By REUTERS In what Germany described as the largest outbreak in Europe ever, cases have been reported in at least eight European countries – Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK. The World Health Organization was due to hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection more common to west and central Africa, after more than 100 cases were confirmed or suspected in Europe. In what Germany described as the largest outbreak in Europe ever, cases have been reported in at least eight European countries – Belgium, France, Germany,…
The Bauchi State intelligensia under the Bauchi Intellectuals Bureau Federation (BIBF), has sent a passionate Save Our Soul (SOS) to the State’s Governor, Bala Mohammed asking him to shelve his bid for the presidency and remain in Bauchi to complete the good works he has started. Addressing journalists after a meeting in Abuja to critically appraise the progress recorded in Bauchi in the last two years, the BIBF’s Chairman, Danladi Sahabi Hassan, in a pathetic tune, said if Bala Mohammed should acede to the patriotic plea to remain in Bauchi by sacrificing his deserved presidential ambition for the sake of…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has complied with section 84(8) of the Electoral Act and submitted list of three elected ad-hoc delegates per ward and one elected national delegate per local government that will vote at its forthcoming primaries and national convention. Its National Organising Secretary, Mr Umar Bature, in a statement on Saturday, said the decision was taken in consonance with Section 84(8) of the Electoral Act 2022 as amended by the National Assembly. According to the sub-section, delegates to vote at indirect primaries and national convention of political parties to elect candidates for elections shall be those democratically…
Troops of 34 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have dislodged a training camp belonging to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its Eastern Security Network at Okporo in Orlu local government area of Imo. The feat, which was achieved on Friday, May 20, was carried out in conjunction with operatives of the Department of State Service The Director Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Enugu on Saturday. Nwachukwu said that the troops dislodged the training camp after exchanging fire with the dissidents, neutralising two notorious members of the…
The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has rescheduled its Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) for teachers in Zamfara and Sokoto states over security concerns. TRCN’s Acting Director of Certification and Licensing, Dr Jacinta Ogboso, made this known on Saturday while supervising the conduct of the examination in Abuja. She said the examination would be conducted in the two states either online or at designated centres as soon as the security situation improves in those areas. The acting director disclosed that 151 candidates registered for the PQE in Zamfara while 125 candidates registered in Sokoto out of the 9,204 candidates, who…
The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi has opined that zoning for Nigeria’s presidency to the South in 2023, is not necessary but that any competent Nigerian could succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. The monarch said this when he appeared on Arise TV while trying to debunk reports that he has endorsed former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu for the 2023 presidency. The opinion is coming as the North and Southern regions of the country are jostling for the top position, especially the South which is agitating that since Buhari who is from the North is completing his two tenures of eight years,…