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November 23, 2013

N31m WAEC fee stolen in Ogun, govt panel alleges

  A panel of enquiry set up by the  Ogun State Government to probe the alleged mismanagement of  N200  million paid by the government for the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, fees, has submitted its report indicting some government officials of stealing N31 million. The panel, while presenting its report, yesterday, said that some officials of the

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Teen Sentenced To 30 Days In Prison For Stealing Neighbour’s Generator Set

  An Abuja Magistrates’ court, yesterday, sentenced a teenager, Abdullahi Abba, 18, to 30 days in prison for criminal conspiracy and theft. The magistrate, Mr Zubairu Mohammed, who passed the sentence after Abba pleaded guilty to the offences, however, gave him an option of paying N3,000 fine. Mohammed said: “The court finds you guilty as

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Atiku Abubakar Launches New Scholarship Scheme For Nigerian Students

  (By Atiku Abubakar) My name is Atiku Abubakar. I wouldn’t be who I am today without education. I have always talked about how I attended school very much against the wish of my late father. My dad was actually sent to prison for barring his son from access to education. As my biography makes clear, I only

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“I Want To Be Like My Mother” – Omotola\’s Daughter Speaks (PHOTO)

  Getting written about in the media is one thing most public figures cherish a lot but being in the news for negative and controversial reasons is what some don’t like at all. Apart for few eccentric stars like Tonto Dikeh, Charly Boy and few others, who don’t mind about controversies, others try to protect

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“Education made me the Star I am today” – Top Rapper, VECTOR speaks up

  In a recent interview with a national newspaper fast rising rapper David Ogunmefun popularly known as Vector, has disclosed why he is different from Wizkid, Davido, Olamide and the likes. According to him, having a high moral standard doesn’t involve having tattoos like his colleagues in the musical industry: See excerpts below: Don’t you

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Wizkid, Funke Akindele top July list of most ‘googled’ Nigerian Entertainers

  Ayo Wizkid Balogun is soaring higher as new information from Google has it that the superstar was the most searched Nigerian entertainer in July as he surpassed Mercy Johnson – Okojie, who was at the spot for two years consecutively, Tuface, D’banj, Iyanya and more. The most sought after trending issues include ASUU strike,

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Teacher, 23, caught ‘romancing’ schoolgirl, 16, in school premises

  A male teacher at a Catholic school was caught in a passionate embrace with a 16 year old schoolgirl. The pair were spotted ‘writhing’ on the floor of the school’s music room at the end of a parent-teacher evening. They were discovered when another teacher looked out of a staff room window and saw

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What’s Your Personality Type?… Realistic Optimists May Have More Success And Happiness, Study Finds

  A scientist has discovered it is beneficial to be a glass-half-full person. Sophie Chou has found people who have a realistic sense of optimism are more likely to be happy and successful than people who are pessimistic or wildly optimistic. The psychology researcher believes realistic optimists’ positive outlook, combined with their rational perspective on

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