GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES REOPENING OF ALL UNITY SCHOOL

The Federal Government has announced October 12 for full reopening of 104 Unity Schools across the country.

 

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, made the announcement at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, October 2.

 

He said State Governments and private school owners are at liberty to reopen based on guidelines developed for the safe reopening of schools. The Minister appealed to colleges to abide by the COVID-19 protocol guidelines developed to curtail the spread of the virus.

 

The Minister threatened to shut down schools, whether government or privately owned, found guilty of flouting any of the COVID-19 protocols.

 

Schools across the country were closed in March 2020 as part of efforts to curtail the spread of Coronavirus in the country.

 

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: PRINCESS ADENIKE ADEGBULUGBE aka MAMA NIKKY @ 60

A birthday is an occasion when a person  celebrates the anniversary of their birth. Birthdays are celebrated in numerous cultures, often with a gift, party and encomium from families and friends....There is a different between birthday and birth-date, while the former occurs each year, the latter is the exact date a person was born.

Princess Adenike Adegbulugbe aka Mama-Nikky,is a GOLDEN and a DECADE today. Princess Adenike is a pretty Ondo born Princess,resident in United State  of America. She is a Vlogger/Blogger of note. She is numero Uno match-maker on social media.

Mama Nickky is bold and beautiful, warm, kind and very intelligent. She's never afraid of hard work and love challenges. she is a good analizer, talk straight,and say things as it is.

As an old adage that says , ‘’show me your friends, i will tell you the type of person you are’’, this is a correct proverb and it really manifest in Mama-Nikky  character, She is my very good friend, a sister ,an adviser and a sound critics.

To a woman of Virtue, a loving and caring mother and grand-mother, a woman that is worth emulating, Blog  Nija wish to say Happy beautiful birthday to her Royal Majesty, the fabulous fashionista ,my very own adorable sister  I pray you will always be happy and healthy by the grace of God. May the brightest star always light up your life path. You will live long to reap the fruit of your labour .I hope that all your stars keep shining and your biggest dreams come true. Have fun,and  more progressive years on earth in good health.

 

COURT THROWN OUT NO-CASE SUBMISSION FILED BY EL-ZAKZAKY

Kaduna State High Court has thrown out a no-case submission filed by the Islamic Movement in Nigeria leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat.

El-Zakzaky and his wife are being prosecuted by the Kaduna State Government on an eight-count charge bordering on alleged culpable homicide, unlawful assembly and disruption of the public peace.

Marshall Abubakar holding brief for foremost rights lawyer, Femi Falana, had on August 7 asked the court to dismiss the charges against El-Zakzaky and Zeenat.

He said the government had failed to “disclose an offence known to law contrary to Section 36 (8) and (12) of the 1999 constitution as amended” against his clients.

Delivering a ruling on the submission on Tuesday, Justice Gideon Kudara held that the application was premature and contravenes the Kaduna State administration of criminal justice.

He said a no-case application should be submitted after the accessed parties had taken their pleas and after the hearing of the matter had ended.

El-Zakzaky and his wife pleaded not guilty when the eight-count charge was read to them.

Justice Kudara adjoured the matter until November 18 and 19, 2020 for continuation of trial and to enable the prosecution counsel to present witnesses before the court.

 

AGBERO CAN'T BE BANNED IN LAGOS STATE THEY WERE OUR BROTHERS AND COUSINS~~OBAFEMI HAMZAT

Obafemi Hamzat, deputy governor of Lagos State, has said that ‘Agberos’ cannot be banned in the state because they were “our brothers and cousins”.

Hamzat, while speaking with journalists to commemorate his 56th birthday in Lagos, said the National Union of Road Transport Workers to which the touts belong, had the same legitimacy and backing of the law as the Nigeria Medical Association.

He said:

“We have all agreed that we live by the constitution and laws. The National Union of Road Transport Workers is actually a union recognised by law. I know some people say ban them, but the government must also be careful.

When you just say arbitrarily ban them, what stops you from saying I want to ban the Nigerian Medical Association? Do you understand? There are times government and NMA have issues; does that mean they should be banned? They are expressing their opinion.

“They might be wrong or right but they have the right to express those opinions. And then remember these people (NURTW) are Nigerians; they are our brothers and cousins. So, one of the things we have been telling them is that if you are the chairman in Ajeromi and we see that there are all sorts of contraventions in Ajeromi, we will remove you as a chairman. We are not banning your union but it means you are incompetent.

“So, that is the outcome of one of the meetings we had with them, that if there’s an infraction in any of the areas due to the executive in that area, then it should be dissolved. And then you know we complain about our society, why people fight on the road; we have all gone around the world and it is only here we see people fighting on the road and tearing clothes off themselves, why? That has to change, but changing that does not mean banning them.

“It is to make sure we find the time and interact with them, and say, ‘look this is how it works’. Remember during former (Governor Bola Ahmed) Tinubu’s administration when we started BRT; it was a tug of war, but we took the union to Colombia to see how the union there metamorphosed into owning the BRT and so a lot of those blue buses at that time were owned by the union.

“We said, ‘See you can send your children to school by this; this is a job you can say you are proud of.’ Surprisingly they paid back the loans for the buses quickly. The same thing is happening in the abattoir (business); people say they don’t want the machines, some of our brothers said it is un-Islamic that they want to kill the cow themselves. So, we went to Kenya and Tanzania and we saw Muslims killing in an automated way, and so they agreed. So, it is a matter of engaging people and letting them see the reason they need to change their attitude. That is our way of doing things, not just say put them away.”

 

EMIRATES SET TO FLY INTO NIGERIA AS UAE AGREE TO ISSUE VISAS TO NIGERIAN

Hadi Sirika@hadisirika tweets.....·UAE has written to state that they agree to issue visas to Nigerians, consequently decision has been reached to allow Emirates to fly into Nigeria. Commencement of the Visa issuance is condition precedent. Please bear with this unusual situation. Many thanks 🙏🏽🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🙏🏽

 

SANWO-OLU OPTED FOR A LOW KEY 60TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

The Lagos State Government has opted for a low key celebration of the 60th Independence Anniversary. .

Lagos State information commissioner Gbenga Omotosho disclosed that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed that the planned parade and other activities that involve the gathering of more than 50 people should be cancelled.

“He congratulates Lagosians on this auspicious occasion and strongly advises that they should celebrate quietly at home and pray for the country,” Omotosho said. “They should also observe the COVID-19 protocols, including wearing of face masks to protect themselves and their loved ones.”

The governor urges Lagosians not to relax their vigilance against COVID-19 to avoid reversing the gains that the state has made in fighting the disease.

“They are to keep embracing physical distancing and washing of hands with soap and water. Anybody who feels unwell should stay indoors and contact health authorities,” Omotosho said.

“The police and other security agencies have been directed to ensure that nobody flouts these directives in the interest of all of us, especially now that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is warning that a second wave of the deadly disease could occur.”

 

QUEEN ELISABETH II CONGRATULATES NIGERIA @ 60

The Presidency on Wednesday said the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II, has sent a message of felicitation to the President, Muhammadu Buhari , on Nigeria’s 60th independence holding on Thursday.

According to the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, titled, ‘The Queen of England congratulates Nigeria on 60th independence anniversary.’

The Queen’s message conveyed by the British High Commission in Nigeria,read thus;

“It gives me great pleasure to offer my warmest congratulations on the 60th anniversary of Nigeria’s Independence, together with my best wishes for your country’s continued happiness and prosperity.

“The United Kingdom and Nigeria benefit from strong and enduring ties as Commonwealth partners through shared history and most importantly, our people. These are bonds that I hope and believe will flourish long into the future,” the statement quoted the Queen’s message.

Nigeria got her independence from Great Britain on October 1, 1960.