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The Federal Government on Wednesday halted preparation to reopen schools to enable pupils in Primary Six, Junior Secondary School (JSS III) and Senior Secondary School (SSS III) write their final examinations. Education Minister Mallam Adamu Adamu said SSSIII pupils will not be participating in the upcoming West African Examination Council (WAEC) examinations. In a chat with reporters at the State House after the seventh weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, the minister said there is no date for resumption of schools yet. The development negated a directive by the President Task Force (PTF) Control to states to…

A former teacher from Washington state whose sexual encounters with a pupil led to a jail sentence and worldwide notoriety has died of cancer aged 58. Mary Kay Letourneau was convicted of second-degree child rape in 1997 after becoming pregnant by Vili Fualaau when he was 12 or 13 and she was 34. She gave birth to their second daughter in prison in 1998. After serving her prison term the couple married in 2005. They separated after 12 years of marriage. Ms Letourneau’s lawyer David Gehrke told US media that she had died at home surrounded by her children and Mr…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 presented two additional witnesses against Senator Shehu Sani before Justice I.E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja. One of the witnesses, Mohammed Sani, son of Kaduna-based Alhaji Sani Dauda (ASD), who is the plaintiff in the matter disclosed how he followed the advice of the EFCC and recorded the conversations between his father and Senator Sani. Senator Sani, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District is facing EFCC’s prosecution on two-count criminal charges, bordering on name-dropping, influence-peddling and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of USD$25,000.00 (Twenty-Five…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, closed its case against Tuoyo Omatsuli, a former executive director, Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and Francis Momoh, director, Building Associates Limited, before Justice Saliu Saidu of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos. The defendants, who were charged alongside their respective companies, Don Parker Properties Limited and Building Associates Limited, were arraigned on November 10, 2018 on  45-count-charges, bordering on conspiracy and money laundering to the tune of N3, 645, 000,000 (Three Billion , Six Hundred and Forty-Five Million Naira), to which they all pleaded not guilty.…

Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, appeared before the National Assembly to make a case for the pay-as-you-go (PAYG) model in Nigeria’s pay television industry. By the minister’s definition, PAYG is a model that: offers a daily, weekly, bi-monthly or such other limited duration;  allows the subscriber to pick and choose channels or content priced either individually or on a small themed bouquet, such as a sports package; and gives subscriber the latitude to view at any point in time. He insisted that the two major pay television platforms in Nigeria, MultiChoice and StarTimes can…

Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has lent his voice to the criticism of the 6th National Broadcast Code recently released by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). The celebrated playwright made his position known in a statement issued on Tuesday.  Soyinka, in the statement titled “That NBC Regulatory Code!”, accused the Federal Government of declaring war against the Arts and producers of art works.  “I think it is about time the government comes out openly and admit that it has declared war against the Arts and its producers, instead of its present tactics of piecemeal attrition.  “Just  when we were reeling from…

Director of Operations at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mohammed Umar, has been named acting chairman of the anti-graft agency. According to News Agency of Nigeria, a top official of the commission confirmed that Umar has taken charge of the agency in the absence of Ibrahim Magu. Magu was invited on Monday to the Presidential Villa in Abuja where he has been grilled by Justice Ayo Salami-led panel set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to probe EFCC’s activities under Magu. Magu’s problems began when a memo by Abubakar Malami, Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of…

…As Senator protests exclusion of FCT indigene  The Senate on Wednesday received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the replacement and confirmation of two non-career Ambassadors-designate. The request was contained in a letter read during plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. The President sought to replace the earlier nomination of Mr. Oboro Effiong Akpabio and Brigadier General Bwala Yusuf Bukar from Akwa Ibom and Borno State, respectively. The letter reads: “In accordance to Section 171(1)(2)(c) and subsection (4) of the 1999 Constitution as amended, I have the honour to forward for confirmation by the Senate, the appointment of…

Jackson Ude, a fake news merchant, PDP Dubai Strategist and partisan hack is in the news again, making fictional claims about fake revelations regarding the ongoing investigation into the activities of the acting EFCC Chairman. His claims that Magu gave money to the Vice President is not only an irresponsible lie, but a concocted move that continues a long running smear campaign against Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. Ude, who worked as Media Aide under the PDP Jonathan Presidency is determined to tarnish the enviable image and sterling reputation of the Vice President ahead of 2023. He will use any and all…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s penalty sparked a remarkable 4-2 AC Milan comeback victory against title-chasing Juventus at the San Siro. After an uneventful first half, Milan scored four unanswered second-half goals having gone 2-0 down to Juve strikes from Adrien Rabiot and Cristiano Ronaldo. Ibrahimovic’s 62nd-minute penalty offered hope, before Franck Kessie and Rafael Leao completed a five-minute turnaround. Ante Rebic added a fourth to secure a memorable victory with 10 minutes remaining. Defeat sees Maurizio Sarri’s side miss the chance to move 10 points clear of second-placed Lazio, who lost 2-1 to relegation-threatened Lecce earlier on Tuesday. It took Maurizio Sarri’s visitors until…