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By Madame Olieh In my years of teaching, I have met different children with various needs. I have also met parents with their personal problems and challenges. My duty as a teacher does not only end with imparting knowledge but also in understanding the children I teach, the parents of these children, the different religion of these children, their culture, background and a lot more. Wow!!! Teaching is not just paper and pen if you want to stand out as a great teacher. An outstanding teacher goes the extra mile and this beyond just paper and pen to properly nurture…

The Director General, Media and Publicity to the Governor of Kogi State, Kingsley Fanwo, has dismissed rumour that Governor Yahaya Bello is sick. Reacting to online reports, Fanwo described that rumour as ‘spurious’ stating categorically that Bello is only on vacation and is due to return soon. “My attention has been drawn to the spurious rumour doing the round that there are concerns over the health of the Kogi State Governor, Alh. Yahaya Bello,” he said in the statement issued on Monday. “I want to state clearly here for the avoidance of doubt that the rumour lacks any iota of…

Nigerian televangelist Temitope Balogun Joshua has predicted that Hillary Clinton will beat Donald Trump in the keenly contested United States presidential election on 8 November. In a Facebook post, Joshua who is popular for his predictions said that Clinton will win by a narrow margin, but she will face many challenges – including attempts to pass a no-confidence vote. “Ten days ago, I saw the new President of America with a narrow win,” he wrote on his Facebook page. He added that: The new President will be facing several challenges over many issues, including: passing bills, attempts to possibly pass…

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, Secretary-General Mohammed Barkindo has said oil producing countries are committed to a deal made in Algiers in September to cut output. “We as OPEC we remain committed to the Algiers accord that we… put together. All OPEC 14 we remain committed to the implementation,” Mohammed Barkindo said in remarks to reporters at the ADIPEC conference in Abu Dhabi. “We have no price objectives… inshallah (God willing) with the implementation of the Algiers accord and cooperation of the non-OPEC member countries, the rebalancing process will be brought forward in 2017.” OPEC officials met…

Donald Trump has accused the FBI of impropriety after it once again exonerated his rival Hillary Clinton of criminal conduct on her emails. The FBI director said a fresh inquiry into the Democratic candidate’s communications found nothing to change the bureau’s conclusion this summer. The Clinton campaign said it was “glad” the lingering issue had been resolved. The dramatic twist lifted a cloud from her campaign as the final day of the marathon US election race loomed. The latest opinion polls on Sunday, before news broke of the FBI announcement, gave Mrs Clinton a four to five-point lead over Mr…

– 150,000 to be employed as teachers, 30,000 to serve as Agric extension workers, 20,000 as public health workers The inaugural set of 200,000 unemployed graduates already selected in the first batch of the N-power volunteer job and training scheme of the Buhari Social Investment Programmes should start work in the next two weeks. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN made this disclosure over the weekend while speaking at the Apostolic Coalition Summit in Lagos. According to him as a stop gap measure, the Buhari administration is engaged in direct creation of jobs, including the plan to create 500, 000 jobs…

Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has predicted that Argentina striker Sergio Aguero will not play for another European club in his career, despite speculation linking the 28-year-old to Real Madrid. (Daily Mirror) West Ham’s French playmaker Dimitri Payet, 29, has refused to rule out a January move away from the club. (Telefoot, in French) But manager Slaven Bilic will plead with the midfielder to remain at London Stadium. (Daily Mirror) Sevilla midfielder Steven N’Zonzi says he is flattered by rumoured interest in him from Chelsea and Barcelona, but the 27-year-old Frenchman is happy at the club. (L’Equipe, in French) Tottenham…

At least 11 people are dead and 16 others have been injured after an attack on football fans in South Sudan, local media report. A gunman opened fire on a crowd watching an English Premier League game near the town of Juba. South Sudan’s National Courier newspaper said the gunman had escaped despite a “prompt response” from security forces. Police are investigating, but have not yet identified a motive. The incident took place in Gure, a suburb of Juba, the South Sudan capital. The city was hit by violence earlier this year as rival political factions clashed, prompting the vice-president,…

Todd Kohlhepp, the man arrested after a woman was found “chained like a dog” on his property in South Carolina, has confessed to seven killings, a sheriff says. Kohlhepp told police on Saturday that he was responsible for the deaths of four people in 2003. He also showed law enforcement officers where he said he had buried two other victims on his property. This comes after the discovery of a body at the 95-acre site on Friday. Registered sex offender Kohlhepp, 45, has been charged with four counts of murder and one of kidnapping. He was arrested on Thursday when…

Manchester United ended a run of four Premier League games without a win as they made light work of a feeble Swansea City side. United dominated from the start and were 3-0 up at half-time thanks to Paul Pogba’s stunning volley and two goals for Zlatan Ibrahimovic – his first in the league since September. Mike van der Hoorn headed in for Swansea midway through the second half but there was no real danger for the visitors, whose manager Jose Mourinho watched from the stands because of a touchline ban. United climb up to sixth in the table, while a…