For shutting down Chrisland Schools following an alleged sexual scandal among some of its students, the National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) has commended the Lagos State Government (LASG)After a viral sex video of minor students of the school th LASG had on Monday closef all Chrisland Schools within LagosThis the LASG indicatef was to allow for proper investigation.The mother of the 10-year-old victim seen in the video claimed that she was raped.The Lagos government, said it was investigating the allegations.Deputy National President of NAPTAN, Mr Adeolu Ogunbanjo, while reacting to the development, commended the Lagos State Government for…
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***Identifying, tracking sources of funding of insurgents, bandits, stifling them ***Calls for whole of society approach to confront challenges The Chief Of Army Staff Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has challenged the entire country to take more than a passing interest on issues of security so that together the collective effort will put an end to all forms of insecurityHe therefore advocated for a need to evolve a whole of society approach for the respective security challenges confronting the nation.He spoke recently at an interactive session with the senate committee on Army chaired by Senator Ali Ndume. According to him the…
Chrisland a private school located in Victoria Garden City is fighting the battle of its existence to convince the public that a sex scandal viral video is not what it appears to look like The pupils of the elitist school were in the UAE to participate in the World School Games between March 10 and 13, 2022. But a viral video, had exposed a dark part where a 10-year-old pupil of the school was alleged to have been gang raped by her schoolmates during a trip to Dubai.The pupil’s mother claimed that graphic footage of the incident has been distributed…
The Presidency on Monday night could not but reacted to what it referred to as the indignant attacks on the President Buhari Administration by the Catholic Arch Bishop of Sokoto, Most Rev Bishop Hasssn Kukah on Sunday Kukah had in his Easter message likened Nigeria to a big national hospital with many wards adding that the nation was headed in the direction of dry bone.However the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, will not take it lying low as his statement tutled ‘Kukah’s Virus of Hate’ said Kukah was Kukah was playing politics while the country was celebrating the…
**Says it is at the verge of being named collapsed state Unless deliberate and decisive steps are taken to address pressing issues of insecurity in Nigeria, the country might move from a failed state to a collapsed State, the Catholic Arch Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, Cardinal John Onayekan, has said. Onayekan gave a time limit between April 2022 and April 2023 within which some remedy must be applied if not, then the country should not think about next general elections. The elderly clergy made the comments as a guest on AIT early morning Programme, Kakaaki, monitored by our correspondent on…
A gunman identified as the Commander of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Imo has met his end in an encounter with Troops of the Nigerian Army attached to 34 Artillery Brigade. According to the troops, they encountered members of the separatist group, who were firing sporadically at Banana Junction in Orlu Local Government Area of the state enforcing their “illegal sit- at-home’’ order on law-abiding citizens.A statement in Abuja on Monday issued by the Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, indicated that the gunman was killed during a gun duel at Ihioma Community in Orlu. Nwachukwu said on…
The Yoruba Leadership and Peace Initiative (TYLPI) has expressed concern over the current campaign of calumny emanating from the support groups of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, both of who have indicated interest in the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 election, which they observe will not augur well for the Yoruba and Nigeria as a whole.Allegations and counter allegations of betrayal, greed and perceived heavy moral burden have been going back and forth among the supporters of the two foremost contenders for the presidential slot since the duo declared interest in…
By Friday Idachaba Incumbent Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt.Hon. Prince Matthew Kolawole has declared his intension to run for the Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency seat in the upcoming 2023 General Elections. Kolawole a stalwart of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) disclosed his intension during the Official Declaration and Annual Widows Empowerment Programme in Kabba, Kogi West Senatorial District. He said that the need for quality representation informed his decision to join the race adding that he had to throw his hat into the ring to enable him bring his experience to bear in the service of his…
An aspirant for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Salihu Othman Isah has admonished Christians to use the opportunity of Easter to reflect deeply on the decayed past in the country inflicted by leaders who do not mean well for its citizens with a view to remedy the situation.Comrade Isah gave the admonition in a telephone interview with the National Update from Port Harcourt, the River state capital in the wake of his consultation visits. According to him Nigeria must get it right this time around. The APC top stalwart, who is a former Coordinator, Peace…
The Lagos State Government has closed all Chrisland Schools within the State pending investigations of an alleged rape scandal involving a 10 year old female pupil of the School. The closure of the school was happening after a 10-year-old pupil of the school was alleged to have been gang raped by her schoolmates during a trip to Dubai. The video of the incident which was shared by Ubi Frank, a music manager on his social media account has gone viral and is dominating discussion on social media The ugly incident attracted outrage and widespread condemnation among Nigerians on social media…