Day: July 17, 2020

How I broke Tolulope’s death news to her mother – Arotile’s father

Precious Ibekwe

I spoke with my daughter at 1pm, four hours later she was in mortuary one week after operation against Kastina bandits,” retiree Elder Arotile cries out bitterly  24-year – old late pilot may be buried at the National Cemetery, Abuja Akintunde Arotile, father of Tolulope Arotile, who at 23 year-old became the first ever female combat helicopter pilot in Nigeria’s history, has narrated how he broke he sad news of his daughter’s death to her mother. Elder Arotile, a retired staff of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said in…

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Nigerian pupils to begin WAEC Exam September 5

'Kanyinsolami Yusuf

  Country forced regional exams council to shift date, rallies four other countries on new schedule   The Nigerian Government and West African Examination Council (WAEC) have agreed to shift the date for the commencement of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) from the August 4 to September 5, 2020. Minister of State for Education, Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, who announced this on Friday, explained that this decision was the outcome of a meeting between the Federal Government and officials of WAEC’s Nigeria office on Monday noting that both parties…

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Nigeria’s Kwara Gov saves 100,000 private schools’ jobs, offers loans for proprietors

Damilola Olonade

  Governor of Nigeria’s Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has pledged to offer interest-free loan and grants to private school owners to be able to pay their workers and prevent massive loss of job in the sub-sector. President of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Kwara State’s wing, Dr Rahman Adetunji Lateef, said that the private schools boast of nearly 100,000 staff strength. AbdulRazaq, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, said that he would “not be blind to the plight” of any Kwaran, including…

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Ghana runs out of COVID-19 kits, keeps 3,743 samples in freezer for months

Aoko Benjamin

  Trouble is looming in Ghana as country’s Western region keeps 3,743 COVID-19 samples in freezer for the past three months. Reason? The region has ran out of reagents for COVID-19 testing! The state-owned newspaper, Daily Graphic, which reported this, noted that some of the samples have gone bad and have even been thrown away. The ugly incident, Platforms Africa gathered, has sparked fears among health workers who now believe that this development may worsen COVID-19 cases in the West Africa country. The 3,743 samples are left unattended to, Daily…

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