Day: May 19, 2022

Mother and Daughter Graduate from University, Receive their Masters Degrees in Nursing same day

Abibat Babalola

A mother and her daughter have both graduated with Master’s of Science in Nursing degrees from a University in the United States of America Barbra READ ALSOMeet Adedoja, Alaafin’s Daughter Who’s UNILAG Masters Best Graduand Caleb Varsity’s Architecture Programmes Get ARCON Accreditation BREAKING: UNILAG Lecturer, Ismail Ibraheem, Now Professor of Communication Young Nigerian Wins British Oldest Int’l Educational Honor at Oxford Varsity Ellis and her daughter Destiney Ellis received their master’s degrees from the university on Mother’s Day . The pair overcame several challenges and hope their story can inspire…

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Nigerian teacher emerged top 60 in Cambridge dedicated teacher award

Abibat Babalola

Out of the nominated 7,000 teachers from 113 countries in this year’s Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Award, a Chemistry teacher from Greensprings School, Mr Lanre Oguntoye, has emerged in the top 60. This award serves as a global recognition for him, having received national honours as Lagos state champion of Maltina Teacher of the Year 2021 and Meadow Hall Foundation’s Inspirational Teacher of the Year 2019. READ ALSO: 753 Make First Class As LAUTECH Graduates 24,704 Students Olabisi Onabanjo Varsity First Emeritus Prof, Kamaldeen Balogun, Retires Nigerian, US Universities to get…

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Redeemers School 5 Year-Old Pupil drown during Swimming Lesson

Abibat Babalola

“School teachers, caregivers and lifeguards were not aware that my son had fallen into the pool until he drowned” – Chidera Father Chidera Eze, a five-year-old pupil of the Redeemers Nursery and Primary School, has drowned during a swimming lesson organized by the school in Ogba, Lagos State The incident occurred after Chidera and some of his schoolmates who were said to be playing at the edge of the pool slipped into it. READ ALSO Sex Scandal: Lagos Govt. Reopens Chrisland Schools, Gives Reason His father, Anthony, on Wednesday, May…

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Reverse Okada Ban, Get Massive Votes, Hausa Community To Lagos Gov

Abibat Babalola

“I want to advise the government to rethink its decision because Lagos can’t operate without bikes because of traffic. Some of our members stay here in Lagos and vote during elections. That should count for something.” Some leaders of the Hausa community in Lagos State have appealed to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to reverse the ban on Okada operations in six local government areas of the state. Platforms Africa reports that the leaders were quoted by The PUNCH, on Wednesday to have said that Okada riders who hail from northern Nigeria…

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EXCLUSIVE: Buhari Declines Ministerial Consent For ExxonMobil $1.6bn Assets’ Sale To Seplat

ADEOLA YUSUF

. NUPRC Confirms Platforms Africa Exclusive, writes ExxonMobil to veto deals + word-for-word content of the letter . Real reason Buhari declined Ministerial Consent, ordered all parties in the transaction to revert status quo . The NNPC right of first refusal that made the deal to hit the rock . How Platforms Africa broke news in a world-class exclusive over two months ago   Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has declined Ministerial consent for ExxonMobil’s $1.6bn assets’ sale to Seplat, Platforms Africa reports authoritatively. Buhari, the substantive minister of Petroleum Resources,…

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How N47bn Racket Landed NDDC Ex-MD, Nsima Ekere, In EFCC Net

Ayobami Adedinni

Patricia Etteh, Nsima Ekere; how forensic audit of the NDDC is making heads to roll, more arrests imminent A former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Nsima Ekere was grilled by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged link with the diversion of funds to the tune of N47 billion. Platforms Africa reports that the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, who made this disclosure to journalists on Wednesday, gave details of how the alleged N47 billion racket landed Ekere…

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Bandits Release Abducted Lecturer, Hold On To Daughter

Abibat Babalola

The victims were abducted on Kachia-Kaduna road while returning from a charity mission. Dr Rahmatu Abarshi, a lecturer of Kaduna Polytechnic, who was abducted alongside her daughter and driver, three weeks ago, have regained freedom. Abdallah Isma’il Abdallah, the Admin Officer of Barkindo Rahama Initiative founded by Dr Abarshi, confirmed the release of the lecturer to our reporter. READ ALSO Nigerians now pay taxes, levies to terrorists, bandits — Lagos Archbishop BREAKING: Bandits Assassinate Popular Kaduna Lawmaker Bandits Kidnap 13 Year-Old Boy, Turn Him To Child Slave For Stolen Cows…

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Herbalist Allegedly Defiles Girlfriend’s Six Year-Old Daughter

Ayobami Adedinni

The question he asked. The commemt he made. How, Why the defendant lawyer angered the Judge during cross-examination   A six-year-old girl has narrated how she was allegedly defiled by an herbal doctor, Sangosanya Boluwatife, in the Igbogbo, Ikorodu area of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. Boluwatife is standing trial before Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court. He was arraigned before the court in September 2020 for defilement, which contravened Section 137 of the Criminal Law, C.17 Vol.3, Laws of Lagos State, 2015. TEAD ALSO:…

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Corps member sacrifices 10 months allowance as scholarship to student

Abibat Babalola

A serving National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Member in Rivers State, Bright Ekong, has sacrificed his 10-months allowance as a scholarship to 12-year-old, Wealth Sokari, a JSS3 student, in his Place of Primary Assignment, PPA. Bright Ekong who is serving (teaching) at Community Secondary School Degema, also took philanthropy as his pet project in a bid to give back to society. Ekong who hails from Akwa Ibom state and a graduate of Pure Chemistry from the University of Calabar (UNICAL), pledged to pay the pupil’s school fees from Junior Secondary…

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