Written by The National Teachers’ Institute (NTI ) Kaduna, says it is currently training 69,000 students nationwide to become qualified and certified teachers. This is being done through NCE, BED and PGDE programes by Distance Learning System across the country. The Director and Chef Executive of the Institute, Prof. Musa Maitafsir disclosed this to the News Agency … Continue reading “NTI trains 69,000 students to become certified teachers — Official”
From Paul Orude, Bauchi Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir David Lawal have met with former military president General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) in his hilltop residence in Minna, Niger State and former Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar. The meeting is … Continue reading “Muslim-Muslim APC Ticket: Dogara, Babachir meet IBB, Abubakar in Minna”
Primordial sentiments are those sentiments that exist at or from the beginning of time or any event. They are behavioural tendencies that were displayed by people of the earliest time in history. Ancestral in nature and devoid of any modernisation. They are raw, unscientific and lacking in knowledge. Largely superstitious and religious. Decisions are based … Continue reading “Premodial sentiments and the emerging political order”
From Noah Ebije, Kaduna A Kaduna-based chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Usman Garba, has said that the party’s presidential flag-bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed, may lose the 2023 election if he fails to fly a Muslim-Muslim ticket. Dr Garba, who was an APC senatorial contender for Kaduna Central in the just concluded primary … Continue reading “Road to 2023: Tinubu may lose election if he fails to fly Muslim-Muslim ticket, says APC chieftain”
More revelations have emerged on Tuesday’s attack of the Kuje Correctional Centre in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, by Boko Haram terrorists. Reliable sources at the medium prison revealed that part of the agenda of the terrorists, apart from freeing their detained colleagues, was to kill detained Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, … Continue reading “Kuje prison attack: How Abba Kyari escaped death”
From Agaju Madugba, Katsina The Federal Government through the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has adopted RANA, a United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) model on early childhood education specifically targeted at children in Northern Nigeria. With funding from the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), UNICEF initiated the Hausa language … Continue reading “Early childhood education: FG adopts UNICEF’s RANA model for schools”
The longest serving emir in Zamfara, Emir of Kwatarkwashi in Bungudu Local Government Area, Alhaji Ahmad Umar (Mai-Kwatarshi), died on Thursday at 93, having been on the throne for 61 years. The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Kabiru Balarabe, who disclosed this in a public announcement, said the emir died after a prolonged illness … Continue reading “Zamfara longest serving emir dies at 93”
From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri Contrary to insinuations that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) are targetting non-indigenes, especially the Hausa communities in the Southeast, the group has specifically declared that they are not its enemy even as they have vowed to give them protection against attacks. The group in a statement signed by its spokesperson, … Continue reading “Hausa in Igbo land not our enemies – IPOB”
By Lateef Dada, Osogbo March 26, 2022, was a sad day for the family and friends of Adeline Yinka, a 37-year-old car dealer. That day, he was allegedly beaten to death by some soldiers after an argument broke out at a bar in Fadahunsi, Imo Street, Ilesa, Osun State. Yinka’s 79-year-old father, David, said he … Continue reading “How drunk soldiers beat car dealer to death in Osun”
From Oluseye Ojo, Ibadan Ahead of the 2023 general election, Christians and Muslims in Nigeria have been urged not to allow politicians to use them irresponsibly to fulfil their political ambitions and interests. The advice was given by a member of House of Representatives, Shina Abiola Peller, representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa federal constituency of Oyo State, in … Continue reading “… Don’t allow politicians use you to fulfil political ambitions, Peller tells Christians, Muslims”