Lagos State Government has reiterated its prohibition of corporal punishment in public schools, emphasising counselling as a more effective disciplinary measure. The state’s Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Jamiu Alli-Balogun, reaffirmed the stance during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. He stressed that flogging students for indiscipline and other…
The Pacesetter Transport Services, PTS, has commenced Ibadan to Abuja Inter-state movement, GISTSMATE MEDIA reports. In a press release sighted by our correspondent, PTS disclosed that the Abuja route will be from Ibadan (TCTC Eleyele) to Abuja (Area 1, Gwagwalada Motor Park), with daily departures at 7:00 am. The press release reads; Under the visionary…
The senator who represented Kaduna Central at the National Assembly, from 2015 to 2019, Shehu Sani, has said northerners have no moral right to vote out President Bola Ahmed Tinubu come the 2027 general elections over the controversial tax reform bills. Sani, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and human rights activist, said…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has advised Nigerians to help themselves wherever they see free food. He made the remark in a recent video of him presiding over a plenary session in the Red Chamber. In the video, the Nigerian leader is seen laughing with his colleagues following the remark. The advice comes amidst harsh economic…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has received the assurance of the German government for more and continuous support for the ongoing Police Reform in the country. Chairman of the Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu rtd visited the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms Annett Gunther in Abuja where he expressed the Commission’s gratitude for the continued support…
Five Nigerian pastors and others residing in the Idabato II community of Cameroon, formerly known as the Bakassi Peninsula, have been arrested and detained by the Cameroonian authorities. Their detention followed the kidnap of the community’s Divisional Officer, Ewane Roland, by armed men in early October. A former chairman of the Yoruba community in the…
Tragedy struck in Kaduna State on Thursday, as the Sarkin Yakin Zazzau, Rilwan Pate, slumped and died while attending an occasion alongside the Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli. According to an eyewitness, Pate, who was also a Council Member of the Emirate and Councillor in charge of Health Related Matters, suddenly slumped during the…
A 25-year-old tailor, Victoria Effiong, was arraigned on Friday before a Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Iba for allegedly refusing to marry a suitor after collecting N2.8m from him. Effiong is facing three counts bordering on breach of peace, cheating and obtaining by false pretence. The police prosecutor, Inspector Chinedu Njoku, told the court that…
Education minister Tunji Alausa has approved a one-year suspension on new applications for polytechnics and monotechnics. He, however, exempted health institutions due to low enrollment challenges. This was announced in a statement by the National Board for Technical Education executive secretary, Idris Bugaje, on Thursday in Kaduna. Mr Bugaje said the moratorium, which takes immediate…
Impeaching a state governor in Nigeria is a constitutional process designed to uphold accountability while preventing arbitrary removal. However, political influences often play a role. Outlined in Section 188 of the 1999 Constitution, the process begins when at least one-third of the State House of Assembly members sign a notice of allegation, which is then…