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The Niger State Government has announced the closure of all secondary schools in the state from March 12 to March 26.
A statement from the Ministry of Education signed by the Information Officer, Jibrin Kodo, said the Commissioner, Hannatu Salihu, announced this during an emergency meeting held with stakeholders on Thursday in Minna.
According to her, 22 secondary schools, consisting of 11 day and 11 boarding schools, had earlier been closed.
Salihu explained that the two-week closure would enable security agencies to conduct a comprehensive risk assessment of the schools.
She also noted that the closure would help in boosting the strategies which will be put in place to guarantee the security and safety of students, education managers, and teachers.
Kennedy Ibeh, the member representing Obowo State Constituency in Imo State House of Assembly, has sponsored a bill to regulate the outrageous cost of customary marriages in Imo State.
Ibeh, while presenting the bill for the second reading on Wednesday during plenary, said that the practice predominant in Igboland, had caused so many of the young ladies to remain single.
According to him, “a suitor coming to pay for a lady’s dowry may find it tasking to settle for the English wedding which again demands for more expenses.
“Part of the prayers of this bill is that once a suitor pays and completes the bride price of a lady, a clearance certificate should be issued to the groom by the father of the bride, who will present same to the traditional ruler of the community for the final issuance of Customary Marriage Certificate (CMC) at the cost not exceeding N1000.
National Security Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, Babagana Monguno, on Thursday affirmed that controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi promised to
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God has turned my cry to joy Adachi, Heartland of Owerri leading scorer
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By Jacob Ajom
Emmanuel Adachi has four goals to his credit so far this season. He is Heartland of Owerri leading scorer in the current 2020/2021 NPFL season so far. Adachi says he’s enjoying a new lease of his career following a missed opportunity to play in Europe.
Adachi had sojourned to Switzerland for trials with Grasshopper FC but ended up being signed by a second-tier league side, FC Kornis.
But Adachi could not kick a ball for the club as he was told to return to Nigeria as the official transfer process was yet to commence.