According to Fayemi, only nine per cent of students of the male section of Christ’s School, Ado Ekiti, which is acclaimed as the best public school in the state, made five credits, including Mathematics and English, in the examinations, while the school’s girls’ section had zero per cent
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The resort, which was looted and abandoned before the Dr. Kayode Fayemi-led administration was inaugurated in October 2010, is currently being repositioned to serve as money-spinner and employment hub for Ekiti State
The Defence Headquarters has said that armed robbers on reprisal were behind the attack on early morning worshippers at a mosque in Kaduna State and not the military as alleged by some international news organisations
The Commissioner, Kaduna State Police Command, Olufemi Adenaike, said the Dogon Dowa attack was carried out by armed robbers on a reprisal
The Christians, who belong to the Church of Christ in Nigeria, were returning from their Sunday service when they were attacked
Ojudu said the discovery was made after the passengers had waited for over two hours for the bags at the conveyor belt in the arrival hall
Ukiri, who is alleged to have converted a N35 million judgement sum paid by the Central Bank of Nigeria to his client, Samuel Onowighose, to his personal use, will be docked on Monday on a three-count charge before a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State
A report put together by a group of journalists in Abuja, who toured some of the ravaged areas of the country, says that concerns on food security are coming at a time when the Federal Government is contemplating the implementation of increased tariffs for importation of rice and eventually stopping importation by 2015
The Golden Eaglets completed a fine weekend for Nigerian football with a 3-0 win against a determined Guinean side in their second round-first leg 2013 African Under-17 qualifiers
It may sound unbelievable but it is true: The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon have been eliminated from the 2013 African Cup to be hosted by South Africa by lowly rated Cape Verde.
The agency has so far registered 35,126 IDPs in six affected local government areas of Bayelsa State, while 19,237 have been registered in four affected local government areas in Rivers State
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, which levelled the allegation, also said the governor had fat bank accounts in the names of proxies
The traditional ruler of Dogo Dawa and a Councillor of Birni Gwari Local Government Area, Muhammad Abdullahi, confirmed the killing of the 20 worshippers as they stepped out of the mosque
The discovery was made by the EFCC during the continuation of its investigation of allegations of fraud against the former governor
The three men, who were killed by men of the vigilance services, belonged to the group that kidnapped Muiba from her husband’s hometown in Ejigbo, Osun State on Tuesday
Here comes the Commander-in-Chief is a collection of the articles of Akinadewo, one of the most humorous but factual columnists in Nigeria.
Nigeria thus qualified on 8-3 goal aggregate
The decision to suspend Lawal was taken by the party’s National Working Committee
They described the killings as senseless, adding that it had attracted the attention of the civilised world to Nigeria
The emergence of Muhammad followed the resignation on Thursday of Oti Ikomi, who cited personal reasons for leaving the bank