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The Lagos State Government has indefinitely shut Dowen College, Lekki, pending the outcome of an investigation into the death of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, a student of the school. Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo announced the closure after a meeting with the School Management and Staffers. The Commissioner called for calm, saying no effort will be spared in getting to the root of the incident. Before now, the school management had closed the college and directed the students to return after two days. Sylvester died some days ago following the injury he sustained after he was allegedly attacked…

Dowen College, Lagos and parents of a 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni hold divergent opinions on what led to the death of the boy. While Dowen College says the boy died due to injuries he sustained during football competition, parents of the deceased believe their son died due to the fact that he was allegedly tortured to death by five boys because refused to join cult. This is as the College has asked students of the school to stay at home for two days. However, in an interview with The Cable, the distraught father who was said to have betrayed his emotions while…

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has predicted end to Nigeria’s security challenges.  Adeboye stated this in his monthly first Sunday telecast streamed on the church’s social media platforms. “Very soon, all the acts of terrorism, all the acts of banditry, all kinds of evil actions will come to end,” the revered cleric noted, quoting from 1 Samuel 17. The preacher who captioned his sermon, “Divine Involvement”, admitted that though Nigeria is facing challenges in some areas, with divine intervention, the situation will change. “When God is involved with a nation, He…

Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Thursday, launched the Strategic Implementation Work Plan (SIWP), in Abuja as a way to end projects’ duplication and multiplication by agencies of government in the region. The aim is to reposition South South region to meet the basic needs of the people as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari. While launching the plan, Akpabio said, “It is my honour and privilege to officially present and launch the Strategic Implementation Work Plan for adoption and deployment as a coordinating tool for tracking all planned and budgeted projects and programmes of organizations (both Public…

Akwa Ibom State has re-emerged for the fourth time the cleanest state in Nigeria, scoring 63 per cent from five different cleanliness categories. Clean-up Nigeria (CUN), a frontline international (NGO) with social and economic consultative status with the United Nation since 1994, conferred the award on Akwa Ibom in Abuja on Wednesday. The performance indicators were Streets/Roads Cleanliness- 30 per cent; Vegetation/Drain Control- 20 per cent; Waste Management Services- 30 per cent; Public Opinion- 10 per cent; Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of hygiene and sanitation  of the people – 10 per cent. The cleanliness performance index rating of all…

Prof. Ben Ayade Cross River Governor, described the death of Second Republic Senate President, Joseph Wayas as a monumental loss to the state in particular and Nigeria as a whole. Dr. Wayas who died in the early hours of Tuesday in a London hospital held the position from 1979 to 1983 having been elected under the defunct National Party of Nigeria (NPN) . Ayade, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Christian Ita, said Wayas as Senate President contributed to the deepening of Nigeria’s democratic ethos through his robust and vibrant leadership of the upper…

An Austrian court has fined a surgeon for amputating the wrong leg of an elderly patient, a spokesperson for the tribunal in the northern city of Linz said Wednesday. While the 43-year-old defendant said her actions were due to “human error”, the judge found her guilty of gross negligence and fined her 2,700 Euros ($3,060), with half the amount suspended, the spokesperson said. The surgeon had marked the wrong leg of the 82-year-old patient for amputation ahead of the operation in May in the central town of Freistadt, only noticing the mistake two days after carrying out the surgery. The…

The trial of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group, Nnamdi Kanu has been shifted from January 19 to January 18, 2022. The shift in the trial date follows the abridgment of time granted by the Judge on Thursday after a plea to that effect. Kanu’s counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor had approached the court with an application seeking an order of the court to accommodate the trial in November and December this year as against the earlier January 19. Counsel to the Federal Government, Shuaib Labaran, however, told the court that a counter affidavit opposing the…

A look at Amaefule’s Technology and Development – an African Perspective Udeme Nana Everest Amaefule’s fresh and insightful book with nine chapters would provide several talking points in years to come. In putting the work together, Amaefule has become a member of a select group of “beat reporters” in journalism practice who evolved into thinkers having drawn from their experiences, exposure and education to add more value in their field to the society. If the status of someone who endorses a book confers importance on such an intellectual effort, then Technology and Development – An African Perspective is a top…

Reconstruction of Umuahia-Ikwuano-Ikot Ekpene Road to begin- Minister Following approval of funds by the Federal Government,  Umuahia-Ikwuano-Ikot Ekpene Road is soon to be reconstructed, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, stated. The road was among the rest approved by Federal Executive Council last month to be fixed through Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Road Tax Credit Scheme. Fashola stated this in a letter addressed to Rep. Sam Onuigbo (APC-Abia), representing Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency, made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. The Minister urged the lawmaker to prevail on his constituents to remove all structures and crops within the…